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Cardiovascular system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
| incompetent | inability to perform a function |
| leaflet | thin, flattened structure |
| lumen | tubular space or channel within any organ or structure of the body |
| malaise | weakness, tired and distressed |
| occlusion | blockage in a canal |
| patent | open and unblocked |
| prophylaxis | preventive measure or technique commonly involving the use of a biologic, chemical, or mechanical agent to destroy the infectious disease |
| viscosity | state of being sticky or gummy. |
| aneurysm/o | widening |
| angi/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| atri/o | atrium |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| cardi/o | heart |
| electr/o | electricity |
| embol/o | plug |
| hemangi/o | blood vessel |
| my/o | muscle |
| phleb/o | vein |
| ven/o | vein |
| scler/o | hardening |
| sept/o | septum |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| sten/o | marrowing |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| -gram | record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| brady- | slow |
| endo- | in, within |
| extra- | outside |
| per- | around |
| tachy- | rapid |
| trans- | across |
| aneurysm | localized abnormal dilation of a vessel |
| arrest | condition of being stopped or bringing to a stop |
| cardiac | loss of cardiac function |
| circulatory | cessation of the circulation of blood due to ventricular standstill or fibrillation |
| arrhythmia | rapid, slow, or skipping a beat |
| bruit | soft blowing sound heard on ausculation |
| cardiomyopathy | any disease of heart muscle that dimishes cardiac function |
| catheter | thin, flexible, hollow plastic tube that is small enough to be threaded through a vein, artery, or tubular structure |
| coarctation | narrowing of a vessel |
| heart failure | failure of the heart to supply an adequate amount of blood to tissues and organs |
| embolus | mass of undissolved matter |
| fibrillation | quivering or spontaneous muscle contractions |
| hemostasis | arrest of bleeding or circulation |
| hyperlipidemia | excessive amounts of lipids |
| hypertension | common disorder characterized by elevated blood pressure |
| primary | hypertension in which there is no cause |
| secondary | hypertension that results from a condition |
| hypertensive heart disease | any heart disorder caused by prolong hypertension |
| implantable cardioverterdefibrillator ICD | implantable battery-powered device that monitors the heart |
| infarct | area of tissue that undergoes necrosis following cessation of blood supply |
| ischemia | local and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to circulatory obstruction |
| palpitation | sensation that the heart is not beating normally thumping, fluttering, skipped beats, and pounding. |
| perfusion | circulation of blood through tissues |
| stent | slender device used to hold open vessels |
| thrombus | blood clot that obstructs vessels |
| cardiac catherization | passage of a catherter into the heart through a vein or artery to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the heart. |
| ECK<EKG electrocardiogram | graphic line recording that shows the spread of electrical excitation to different parts of the heart |
| holter monitor test | ECG taken with a small portable recording system |
| stress test | ECG taken under controlled exercise stress conditions |
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