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Medical Term. Words
Chapter 5
| 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 |