Cardiovascular Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
angi/o | vessel |
aort/o | largest artery |
arteri/o | artery, away from heart |
arteriol/o | small artery |
aortic stenosis | narrowing of |
phleb/o | vein |
ven/o | vein, from body to heart |
venul/o | small vein |
coron/o | heart |
aneurysm | local widening of artery |
angina | chest pain decreased blood flow to heart muscle |
atherosclerosis | hardening of arteries, plaque |
congestive heart failure CHF | inability to pump required blood |
myocardial infraction MI / AMI | heart attack |
angiography | Radiographic visualization of the internal anatomy of the heart and the blood vessels following the injection of contrast medium |
cardiac catheterization | flex tube in vein / artery measure blood pressure / flow |
Holter monitoring | ECG /EKG 24 h |
Lipid test | measuring cholesterol / triglyceride |
lung capillaries | tiny blood vessel gases in out of blood |
tissue capillaries | tiny blood vessel lie near cells gases, food, waste |
pulmonary circulation | from lungs to heart and back |
systemic circulation | from heart to body tissue and back |
intravenous | pert. within the a vein |
phlebotomy | incision of vein |
cardiomyopathy | disease of heart muscle |
pericardium | membrane surrounding heart |
venulitis | small vein infl. |
MUGA scan | radioactive chemicals and a scanner produces images motion of heart walls |
sestamibi scan | radioactive test detect blood perfusion heart muscle |
perfusion | passing fluid |
cardiac enzyme test | measure substances in blood indicate heart attack |
doppler ultrasound | measure blood flow i vessel via soundwave |
lipoprotein test | HDL. LDL |
cardioversion | brief discharge electricity stop arrhythmia |
arrhythmia | abnormal heartbeat, fibrillation, flutter |
thrombolytic therapy | drugs used dissolve clots |
endarterectomy | removal inner most lining of artery eliminate fatty deposit |
CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting | detour around blockages |
PCI, percuteous coronay intervention | ballon-tipped catheter with stent opens coronary arteries |
cardiac catheter ablation | flex tube threaded into heart abnormal tissue destroyed |
ACS, acute coronary syndrome | disease, changes in coronary arteries plaque / clot formation |
AED | Auto external defibrillator |
angina | chest pain caused by a decrease in the flow of blood to the heart |
Fibrillation | a disturbance of the heart's rhythm in which there are rapid |
coronary artery disease (CAD) | any abnormal condition affecting the arteries of the heart |
coronary | pert. to the arteries of the heart |
arrhythmia | any deviation of normal rhythmic pattern of heart beat |
endarterectomy, | fatty deposits are surgically removed |
hemoglobin | Protein the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues |
electrolytes | dissolved salt |
fibrinogen | a globulin occurring in blood and yielding fibrin in blood coagulation |
hematocrit | the ratio of the volume of red blood cells to a given volume of blood so centrifuged, expressed as a percentage. |
phagocytosis | WBC,s actively attack foreign substances and engulf them |
lipoprotein | test physically separates substances that are combinations of fat and protein in a blood sample to assess the presence of LDL versus HDL. |
Another word for cardioversion | difibrillation |
Thallium stress test | assesses blood flow to the myocardium during exercise after injection of the radioisotope thallium 201. |
Positron emission tomography | creates cross-sectional images of the heart after the injection of radioactive particles to identify areas of ischemia |
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