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MA 70 Module 8
Cardiovascular System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ac | suffix: pertaining to |
| -ary | suffix: pertaining to |
| -ar | suffix: pertaining to |
| -ose | suffix: pertaining to |
| -ectasis | suffix: dilation |
| -gram | suffix: record or image |
| -graph | suffix: machine that creates an image |
| -graphy | suffix: the process creating an image or record |
| -manometer | suffix: instrument for measuring pressure |
| -megaly | suffix: large |
| -ole | suffix: small |
| -rrhaphy | suffix: suturing |
| -stenosis | suffix: narrowing, stricture |
| -tension | suffix: pressure |
| -ule | suffix: small |
| -um | suffix: noun ending |
| a-, an- | no; not; without |
| -itis | suffix: inflammation |
| bi- | prefix: two |
| brady- | prefix: slow |
| de- | prefix: down from; reversal; remove from |
| endo- | prefix: within; in |
| per- | prefix: Thoroughly; completely; intensely; through |
| peri- | prefix: around |
| tachy- | prefix: fast, rapid |
| tri- | prefix: three |
| endocardium | inner lining (membrane) of the heart |
| myocardium | muscle layer of the heart |
| pericardium | membranous sac surrounding the heart |
| Four major chambers of the heart | left atrium (LA) left ventricle (LV) right atrium (RA) right ventricle (RV) |
| 3 Major Types of Blood Vessels | artery vein capillary |
| Heart Structures | aorta, aortic valve, atrioventricular (AV) node, atrium, bicuspid (mitral) valve, pulmonary valve |
| Heart Structures continued | inferior vena cava, interatrial septum, interventricular septum, left atrium (LA), Purkinje fibers, right atrium (RA), right lung, right ventricle (RV), sinoatrial (SA) node, superior vena cava |
| Heart Structures continued 3 | left lung left ventricle (LV), pulmonary arteries, pulmonary trunk, pulmonary valve, pulmonary veins, tricuspid valve; |
| aneurysm/o | aneurysm; weakening of the walls of blood vessels CF |
| angi/o | blood vessels CF |
| aort/o | aorta, main artery from the heart to the body CF |
| arteri/o, arter/o | artery CF |
| arteriol/o | arteriole CF |
| ather/o | fatty, porridge like substance CF |
| atri/o | atrium CF |
| cardi/o | heart CF |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum; brain CF |
| coron/o | crown; heart CF |
| electr/o | electricity CF |
| embol/o | embolus; blockage CF |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood CF |
| isch/o | to suppress, hold back CF |
| megal/o | enlarged CF |
| my/o | muscle CF |
| necr/o | death CF |
| phleb/o | vein CF |
| pulmon/o | lung CF |
| scler/o | hard; hardening CF |
| son/o | sound CF |
| sphygm/o | pulse CF |
| steth/o | chest CF |
| thromb/o | blood clot CF |
| valv/o, valvul/o | valve CF |
| varic/o | twisted, swollen CF |
| vas/o | vessel CF |
| vascul/o | vessel CF |
| ven/o, ven/i | vein CF |
| ventricul/o | ventricle; chamber CF |
| aneurysm | weakened blood vessel wall, cause bulging |
| aneurysmorrhaphy | suturing of an aneurysm to prevent bursting |
| angiography | the process of taking an x-ray of blood vessels after injection of an opaque dye |
| angioplasty | surgical repair of a blood vessel |
| anticoagulant | an agent that keeps blood from clotting |
| aortic | pertaining to the aorta |
| aortopathy | any disease of the aorta |
| aortostenosis | narrowing or stricture of the aorta |
| arrhythmia | irregular heart beat |
| arteriolitis | inflammation of the arterioles |
| arteriopathy | any disease of the arteries |
| arteriorrhaphy | suturing of an artery |
| arteriorrhexis | rupture of an artery |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of an artery |
| arteriospasm | involuntary contraction of an artery |
| arteriostenosis | narrowing of an artery |
| atheroma | fatty build up inside the arterial wall |
| atherosclerosis | hardening of arteries due to a fatty build up |
| atrial | pertaining to atrium |
| atrioventricular | pertaining to the atrium and ventricles |
| bradycardia | slow heart rate |
| cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
| cardiologist | specialist in diseases of the heart |
| cardiology | study of diseases of the heart |
| cardiomegaly, megalocardia | enlarged heart |
| cardiorrhaphy | suturing of the heart |
| cardiothoracic | pertaining to the heart and chest |
| cerebral | pertaining the cerebrum; brain |
| coronary | pertaining to the heart (arteries that supply blood to the heart) |
| diastole | rhythmic dilation of the heart when the chambers fill with blood |
| electrocardiograph | machine that records the electrical activity of the heart |
| electrocardiography | the process of recording the electrical activity of the heart |
| embolus | a non stationary blockage |
| endarterectomy | the surgical removal of the inside lining of an artery |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| inferior | below or under |
| interatrial | between the atrium |
| interventricular | between the ventricle |
| intraventricular | within the ventricle |
| ischemia | loss of blood supply due to a blockage |
| microcardia | small sized heart |
| myocardial | pertaining to the heart muscle |
| necrectomy | excision of the dead tissue |
| necrophobia | fear of the dead |
| necrosis | abnormal condition of dead tissue |
| pericardiectomy | excision of the membrane around the heart |
| pericardiocentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the lining around the heart |
| pericardiorrhaphy | suturing of the membrane around heart |
| pericarditis | inflammation of the lining around the heart |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a veins |
| phleborrhaphy | suturing of the veins |
| phleborrhexis | rupture of a vein |
| phlebostenosis | narrowing of a vein |
| phlebotomy, venotomy, venipuncture | incision of a vein |
| pulmonary | pertaining to the lungs |
| septum | a tissue that divides chambers |
| superior | above |
| occlusion | blockage |
| systole | normal rhythm of the heart ventricles contracting |
| tachycardia | fast heart rate |
| tachypnea | fast breathing |
| thrombectomy | surgical removal of a blood clot |
| thrombolysis | destruction of blood clots |
| thoracic | pertaining to the chest |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein due to a blood clot |
| thrombus | blood clot |
| valvuloplasty | surgical repair of the valve |
| varicose | enlarged vein |
| vascular | pertaining to a vessel |
| vasospasm | uncontrolled vessel contraction |
| venosclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening of vessels |
| venous | pertaining to the vein |
| venules | small veins |
| ventriculotomy | incision into a ventricle |
| ventricular | pertaining a ventricle |
| atrium, septum singular | plural: atria, septa |
| thrombus, embolus Singular | thrombi, emboli plural |
| aneurism aneurysm | weakening blood vessels wall |
| angina pectoris | chest pain |
| auscultation | listening to the sounds within body using a stethoscope |
| arteriosclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening of the arteries |
| atherosclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening of the arteries due a fatty porridge like substance |
| cardiac catheterization (CC) | threading a long tube through a vein in the leg into the heart for procedures |
| cardioversion/defibrillation | using a device to give an electric shock to the heart to correct arrhythmias |
| carotid endarterectomy | removal of the inside lining of the carotid arteries for removal of blockages |
| coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) | veins taken from other parts of the body and grafted into the coronary arteries to improve blood flow due to CAD |
| coronary artery disease (CAD) | when the coronary arteries are filled with plague causing blockage |
| deep vein thrombosis (DVT) | blood clots in the veins of a muscle causing pain and swelling |
| defibrillator | machine used to give an electrical shock to the heart to establish normal heart rhythm |
| echocariography | using reflected sound waves to view the heart |
| electrocardiography (ECG, EKG) | using a machine to record the electrical activity of the heart |
| fibrillation | irregular heart beat with a fluttering sensation |
| heart failure (HF) | can be caused by CAD and other problems with the heart |
| hypertension HTN | high blood pressure |
| murmur | abnormal heart sounds |
| myocardial infarction MI | heart attack |
| occlusion | blockage |
| stroke | brain damage (necrosis) due to blockage of blood supply to the brain, or an aneurysm |
| thrombus | stationary blood clot |
| transient ischemic attack TIA | small stroke that resolves itself |
| ultrasonography | the process of recording images using reflected sound waves |
| varicose veins | bulging veins to insufficient valve closure in a vein |
| ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| cath | catheterization |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis |
| ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram, electrocardiography |
| HF | heart failure |
| HTN | hypertension |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| RBC | Red blood cell |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| -ium | suffix: tissue or membrane |
| -pathy | suffix: disease |
| epicardium | the layer upon the myocardium |
| Three major locations of lymph nodes | axillary, cervical, inguinal |
| lymph/o | CF lymph |
| tonsill/o | CF tonsil |
| adenoid/o | CF adenoid |
| splen/o | CF spleen |
| thym/o | CF thymus |
| cervic/o | CF neck |
| axill/o | CF armpit, underarm |
| inguin/o | CF groin |
| tonsillectomy | excision of the tonsils |
| axillary | pertaining to the underarms |
| splenorrhaphy | suturing of the spleen |
| splenomegaly | enlarged spleen |
| thymectomy | excision of the thymus |
| Main Parts of the Lymphatic System | tonsils, Peyer's Patches, spleen, thymus, lymph fluid, lymph vessels, lymph nodes |
| lymphangi/o | CF lymph vessels |
| lymphaden/o | |
| aden/o | CF gland |
| cardiomyopathy | any disease involving the heart muscle |
| sphygmomanometer | instrument used to measure blood pressure |
| Peyer's Patches | patches of lymph tissue in the small intestines that monitor bacterial growth |
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