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MT Ch5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Angi/o or Vascul/o | blood vessel |
| Arteri/o | artery |
| Ather/o | fatty plaque or substance |
| Cardi/o or Card/o | heart |
| Cyt/o or -cyte | cell |
| Electr/o | electric |
| Embol/o | something inserted |
| Erythr/o | red |
| Hem/o or Hemat/o | blood |
| Leuk/o | white |
| My/o | muscle |
| Phleb/o | vein |
| Thromb/o | clot |
| Valvul/o | valve |
| -crasia | mixture or blending |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gram | picture or record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lytic | to destroy |
| -megaly or mega- or megal/o | abnormal enlargement |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -oma | tumor |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -plastic | pertaining to formation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -stasis | control |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| Brady- | slow |
| Endo- | within |
| Epi- | above/upon |
| Dys- | abnormal, bad, difficult, painful |
| Hyper- | excessive |
| Peri- | surrounding |
| Tachy- | rapid |
| Erythrocytes | Red (blood) cell- carry oxygen |
| Leukocytes | White (blood) cell- fight infection |
| Thrombocytes | Clotting cell (Platelet)- clot blood |
| Cardiomegaly | Abnormal enlargement of the heart |
| Carditis | Inflammation of the heart |
| Pericarditis | Inflammation of the surrounding heart layer |
| Myocarditis | Inflammation of the muscle heart layer |
| Myocarditis | Inflammation of the muscle heart layer |
| Endocarditis | Inflammation of the inner heart layer |
| Valvulitis | Inflammation of a (heart) valve |
| Angiitis or Vasculitis | Inflammation of a blood vessel |
| Angiostenosis | Abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel |
| Hemangioma | Benign tumor of blood and blood vessels |
| Phlebitis | Inflammation of the veins |
| Atherosclerosis | Abnormal hardening (of the arteries caused by) fatty plaques |
| Arteriosclerosis | Abnormal hardening of the arteries |
| Arteriostenosis | Abnormal narrowing of the arteries |
| Blood Dyscrasia | Abnormal mixture (of blood) |
| Thrombocytopenia | Deficiency of clotting cells (platelets) |
| Leukopenia | Deficiency of white (blood cells) |
| Myelodysplastic Syndrome | Bad, difficult formation of bone marrow (Also called pre-leukemia |
| Leukemia | Blood condition of white (blood cells)/(A type of cancer that affects the white blood cells) |
| Bradycardia | (Abnormally) slow heart(beat) |
| Tachycardia | (Abnormally) rapid heart(beat |
| Hypotension | deficient/low blood pressure |
| Hypertension | excessive/high blood pressure |
| Electrocardiography | The process of recording the electrical activity of the heart |
| Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) | The record of electrical activity of the heart |
| Angiography | The process of recording or taking a picture of blood vessels |
| Phlebography or Venography | The process of recording or taking a picture of the veins |
| Valvuloplasty | Surgical repair (or replacement) of a valve (of the heart) |
| Aneurysmectomy | Surgical removal of an aneurysm |
| Aneurysmorrhaphy | Surgical suturing of an aneurysm |
| Atherectomy | Surgical removal of a fatty plaque (from an artery) |
| Angioplasty | Surgical repair of a blood vessel |
| Cardiologist | specialist in diagnosing/treating diseases of the heart |
| Hematologist | specialist in diagnosing/treating diseases/disorders of the blood |
| Vascular Surgeon | physician who specializes in the surgical treatment of disorders of the blood vessels |
| Hemoglobin | Iron-containing protein of red blood cells |
| Angina | episode of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium |
| Myocardial Infarction | episode where there is a total blockage of blood flow to the myocardium |
| Thrombus | blood clot attached to the wall of a blood vessel (stationary) |
| Thrombotic Occlusion | the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus |
| Embolus | foreign object (blood clot/air/tissue/fat/tumor) that circulates in the blood vessels (traveling) |
| Embolism | the blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus |
| Septicemia | blood condition caused by the spread of pathogens and their toxins in the blood (blood poisoning) |
| Aplastic Anemia | blood condition characterized by the absence of all formed blood elements caused by the hemopoeitic failure of bone marrow |
| Hemolytic Anemia | blood condition characterized by the premature destruction/breakdown of red blood cells by the spleen |
| Megaloblastic Anemia | blood condition characterized by larger than normal (yet still immature) red blood cells; usually from a deficiency of folic acid or vitamin B12 |
| Pernicious Anemia | blood condition characterized by the lack of the protein that helps the body absorb Vitamin B12 |
| Sickle Cell Anemia | genetic blood condition characterized by abnormal hemoglobin that causes the red blood cells to form a crescent shape |
| Cardiac Arrest | when the heart abruptly stops or develops an abnormal rhythm that prevents it from pumping blood |
| Atrial Fibrillation (A-fib) | rapid/irregular/uncontrolled heartbeat originating from the atria |
| Atrial Tachycardia | rapid heartbeats originating from the atria |
| Ventricular Fibrillation (V-fib) | rapid/irregular/uncontrolled heartbeat originating from the ventricles |
| Ventricular Tachycardia | rapid heartbeats originating from the ventricles |
| Coronary Thrombosis | abnormal condition of having a blood clot blocking a coronary artery |
| Arrhythmia | abnormality or loss of normal rhythm in the heartbeat |
| Automated External Defibrillator (AED) | portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses potentially life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias |
| Defibrillation | shock that stops fibrillation, allowing the heart to reestablish a normal rhythm |
| Atheroma | tumor (actually a deposit) of a fatty plaque |
| Orthostatic Hypotension | low blood pressure upon standing |
| Cardiomyopathy | any disease of the heart muscle |
| A-Fib | atrial fibrillation |
| chol | cholesterol |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| EKG or ECG | electrocardiogram |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| PAD | peripheral artery disease |
| PVD | peripheral vascular disease |
| V-fiv | ventricular vibrillation |
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