Medical Term. Words Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Angi/o | Vessel |
aort/o | Aorta |
Arteri/o | Artery |
Ather/o | Fatty substance |
Atri/o | Atrium |
Coron/o | heart |
hemangi/o | Blood vessel |
Ox/i ox/o | oxygen |
Phleb/o | Vein |
Thromb/o | Blood clot |
ven/o | Vein |
manometer | instrument to measure pressure |
-ole, -ule | Small |
tension | pressure |
Basic flow of heart | Heart --> Artery --> Capillary --> Vein --> heart |
endocardium | Lines the heart |
myocardium | Heart muscle (most of heart) |
epicardium | Covers outside |
Vein | Takes blood towards the heart |
Artery | Takes blood away from the heart |
atrium | Receiving room |
Systolic BP | Heart contracts |
Diastolic BP | Heart relaxes |
Coronary arteries | Arteries that supply blood to heart |
Ischemia | Insufficient blood supply to a tissue |
auscultation | Listened to sounds using a stethoscope |
Angina pectoris | Heart ischemia but not death of heart muscle |
Myocardial infarction | Death of the heart muscle; not of entire heart |
Thrombus | Blood clot on wall of blood vessels |
Embolus | Piece of thrombus that has broken off and moved in blood vessel till it can't move farther because of size |
Hypertension | High blood pressure |
Hypotension | Low blood pressure |
Coronary artery disease | Narrowing of heart disease |
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