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Med Terms-18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -stenosis | narrowing, stiff heart valve |
| polyangitis | inflammation of many vessels |
| arteriostenosis | narrowing of an artery |
| atherosclerosis | hardening of plaque |
| interatrial | pertaining to between the atria |
| pericardial | pertaining to around the heart |
| endocardial | pertaining to within the heart |
| ischemia | condition of blood being held back |
| phlebotomy | cutting into a vein |
| thrombogenic | producing a clot |
| valvoplasty | surgical repair of a valve |
| varicosis | abnormal condition of having varicosity |
| aneurysm | widening of an artery |
| angina pectoris | severe chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia |
| cardiac catheterization (CC) | passage of catheter through veins or arteries leading into heart |
| cardiac enzymes | complex proteins released by heart when it is damaged |
| congenital septal defect (CSD) | birth defect in wall separating 2 chambers |
| coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) | open-heart surgery in which a blood vessel is grafted to route blood around occluded coronary artery |
| coronary artery disease (CAD) | chronic heart disease caused by arteriosclerosis or atherosclerosis of coronary arteries; arteriosclerotic heart disease (ASHD) |
| Doppler sonography | imaging technique using ultrasound to create moving image |
| edarterectomy | surgical removal of inner lining of artery in order to remove plaques |
| fibrillation | abnormal quivering or contractions of heart fibers |
| heart murmur | abnormal heart sound |
| heart valve prolapse | cusps/flaps of heart valve too loose |
| myocardial ischemia | loss of blood supply to heart muscle tissue of myocardium |
| pacemaker | electrics device artificially stimulates contraction of heart muscle; treatment for bradycardia |
| sphygmomanometer | instrument for measuring blood pressure |
| stress test | method for evaluating cardiovascular fitness |
| streptokinase (SK) | clot-busting drug |