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cardio & lymph
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Angio | vessel |
| aneurysm | widening |
| arterio | artery |
| cardio | heart |
| thrombo | blood clot |
| -cardia | heart condition |
| -gram | to write |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -um | structure or thing |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft - open heart procedure |
| EKG/ECG | electrocardiogram |
| HF | heart failure |
| AICD | automatic implantable cardio defibrillator |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| adeno | gland |
| agglutino | glue or clumping |
| immuno | immune system |
| lympho | lymph |
| phago | swallowing |
| spleno | spline |
| thymo | thymus gland |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| WBC | white blood cell |
| EBV | Epstein-Barr virus - causes mononucleosis |
| HIV | human immunovirus |
| endocardium | inner layer of the heart |
| myocardium | middle layer (muscular layer) |
| pericardium | outer layer that encapsulates the whole heart, sac |
| function of the CVD system | circulates blood, delivers oxygen and nutrients to cells, and disposes of waste products |
| function of the conduction system | aids lymphatic system in circulating its substances |
| function of lymphatic system | drains fluid from tissues, returns fluid to bloodstream |
| aneurysm | widening or thinning of a vessel wall |
| angina pectoris | chest pain |
| arteriosclerosis | thickening and hardening of your arteries |
| arrhythmia | irregular heart rate or heart rhythm |
| arterosclerosis | the buildup of the fatty plaque |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack (mini-stroke) |
| stroke | longer period of time of loss of oxygen to the brain |
| embolus | fatty plaque or gas or air bubbles that travel |
| deep vein thrombosis | blood clot in legs |
| varicose veins | visible veins; blue and buldging |
| stroke symptoms | FAST - facial droop, arms, speech, TAKE ACTION |
| Hodgkin Disease | painless enlarged lymph nodes |
| Kaposi Sarcoma | seen in AIDs patients - can travel to other areas, organs or lymph systems |
| mononucleosis | kissing disease, an acute infection |
| lymphadenitis | an infection and inflammation response in our lymph system |
| echocardiography | using the doppler or ultrasound to see the heart |
| ejection fraction | how well your heart functions as a pump |
| holter monitor | a device that patients wear for a week or two that records the EKG |
| pacemaker | will kick in if your HR gets too slow |
| lympangiography | ingest dye into the lymphatic system and then follow it with images |
| lymphangiography | looking for blockages and making sure its flowing and draining properly |
| tissue typing | checking compatibility with our tissues |
| ELISA | diagnose individuals with AIDS |
| lymphangiectomy | removal of lymph tissue or vessel |
| defibrillator | electrically shock the heart to return it to normal sinus rhythm |
| cardioversion | turning the heart's electroactivity around |
| sclerotherapy | chemical injection into veins with an agent that will cause inflammation and cause vein to clot off |
| thrombolytic therapy | deals with strokes and TIAs |
| stroke | occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked or ruptures |
| stroke is the ______ leading cause of death in the US | 3rd |
| each year, __________ people experience a new or recurrent stroke | 795,000 |
| on average, every __ minutes, someone dies of a stroke | 4 |
| ischemic stroke | a clot obstructing the flow of the brain (~80%) |
| hemorrhagic stroke | a blood vessel rupturing and preventing blood flow to the brain (~20%) |
| atrial fibrillation | irregular heartbeat |
| aterial dissection | arterial tear |
| hemorrhagic stroke | bleeding inside of the head; results from a weakened vessel that ruptures and bleeds into the surrounding brain |
| two types of hemorrhagic stroke | intaracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage |
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