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Medical Terminology

Ch. 5

TermDefinition
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 clot
Ven/o vein
-manometer instrument to measure pressure
-ole, -ule small
-tension pressure
Basic flow of blood through circulatory system Heart,Artery,capillary,vein,heart
Endocardium inner layer of heart
Myocardium muscle layer surrounding the heart
Epicardium outer layer of heart
Systolic BP highest blood pressure reading
Diastolic BP lowest blood pressure reading
Coronary arteries arteries that supply blood to the heart
Ischemia insufficient blood supply to a tissue
Coronary artery disease insufficient blood supply to the heart
Angina pectoris heart ischemia but not death of heart muscle
Myocardial infarction death of heart muscle; not of entire heart
Thrombus blood clot on wall of blood vessel
Embolous 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
Created by: medinah2
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