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cardiovascular terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angioplasty | surgical repair or recanalization of a blood vessel |
| anticoagulant | of, relating to, or utilizing anticoagulants |
| aplastic | not exhibiting growth or change in structure |
| arrhythmia | an alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat either in time or force |
| ateriosclerosis | a chronic disease characterized by abnormal thickening and hardening of the arterial walls with resulting loss of elasticity |
| atherectomy | removal of atherometous plaque from within a blood vessel by utilizing a catheter usually fitted with a cutting blade or grinding burr |
| atheroma | an abnormal fatty deposit in an artery |
| atherosclerosis | an arteriosclerosis characterized by atheromatous deposits in and fibrosis of the inner layer of the arteries |
| atrial fibrillation | very rapid uncoordinated contractions for the atria of the heart resulting in a lack of synchronism between heartbeat and pulse beat |
| beta blocker | any of a group of drugs that combine with and block the activity of a beta-receptor to decrease the heart rate and force of contractions |
| cardiac arrest | abrupt temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat |
| cardiac catheterization | a medical procedure in which a thin, flexible catheter is inserted through an artery or vein and passed into the heart for the diagnosis and treatment of heart conditions |
| cholesterol | a steroid alcohol C27H45OH that is present in animal cells and body fluids, regulates membrane fluidity, functions as a precursor molecule in various metabolic pathways and as a constituent of LDL may cause atherosclerosis |
| coronary thrombosis | the blocking of a coronary artery of the heart by a thrombis |
| cyanosis | a bluish or purplish discoloration due to deficient oxygenation of the blood |
| defibrillation | restoration of the rhythm of a fibrillating heart |
| electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) | the tracing made by an electrocardiograph |
| embolism | the sudden obstruction of blood vessel by an embolus |
| embolus | an abnormal particle circulating in the blood |
| endoarterial | if or relating to the intima of an artery |
| endocarditis | inflammation of the lining of the heart and its valves |
| endocardium | inner layer of the heart |
| epicardium | outer most layer of the heart |
| hemolytic anemia | anemia caused by an excessive destruction of red blood cells |
| hemophilia | a tendency to uncontrollable bleeding |
| hemostasis | stoppage or sluggishness of blood flow |
| leukemia | an acute or chronic disease of unknown cause in humans that involves the blood forming organs, characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of WBCs in the tissues of the body with/without a corresponding increase of those in the circulating blood |
| lekopenia | a condition in which the number of WBCs circulating in the blood is abnormally low, which is likely due to decreased production in new cells |
| megaloblastic anemia | an anemia characterized by the presence of megaloblasts in the circulating blood |
| myocardial infarction | heart attack |
| myocardium | thick, muscular middle layer of the heart |
| pericardium | the conical sac of serous membrane that encloses the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels of vertebrates |
| pernicious anemia | a severe hyperchromic anemia marked by a progressive decrease in number and increase in size and hemoglobin content of the red blood cells |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| septicemia | invasion of the blood stream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection that is accompanied by acute systemic illness |
| sickle cell anemia | a chronic anemia characterized by destruction of red blood cells |
| tachycardia | rapid heart rate |
| temporal arteritis | arterial inflammation that often involves the temporal arteries and at lead to blindness when the ophthalmic artery and its branches are affected |
| thrombocytopenia | persistent decrease in the number of blood platelets that is often associated with hemorrhagic conditions |
| thrombolytic | destroying or breaking up a thrombus |
| thrombosis | the formation or presence of a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin |
| varicose veins | an abnormal swelling and tortuosity especially of a superficial vein of the legs |
| ventricular fibrillation | very rapid uncoordinated fluttering contractions of the ventricles of the heart resulting in loss of synchronization between heart beat and pulse beat |
| ventricular tachycardia | tachycardia that is associated with the generation of electrical impulses within the ventricles |
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