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Bryz MT/NAR Chap 6
Medical Terminology/NAR Chapter 6 Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aneurysm | Dilation of an artery caused by a weakness in the vessel |
| Angina | Condition where the heart muscle isn't receiving enough oxygen |
| Angioplasty | surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel |
| Antiarrhythmic | drug that suppresses abnormal rhythms of the heart |
| Arrhythmia | abnormal rhythm of the heart |
| Arteries | muscular blood vessels that push blood away from the heart |
| Atheroma | degeneration of the artery walls |
| Atherosclerosis | hardening and narrowing of arteries |
| Capillaries | fine branching blood vessels exchanging nutrients and waste products with tissues |
| Cardiac Arrest | Heart stops beating normally |
| Cardiac Catheterization | when a long thin tube called a catheter is inserted in an artery or vein in the groin, neck or arm and threaded through the blood vessels to the heart |
| Cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle |
| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | Chest compressions and artificial ventilations to help with cardiac arrest |
| Cardioversion | restores normal heart rhythm with timed electrical shocks |
| Cholesterol | waxy fat-like substance found in the body |
| Coronary Artery Bypass Graft | improves blood flow to the heart with creating additional tubular pathways around a blockage in the coronary arteries |
| Defibrillation | giving electrical shocks to stop a fibrillating heart |
| Diastole | heart at rest |
| Echocardiogram | a test that uses high frequency sound waves (ultrasound) to make pictures of your heart |
| Electrocardiogram | a record of the electrical activity with the heart |
| Embolism | lodging of a blood clot, fat, air bubble, or foreign material blocking a vessel |
| Embolus | the actual stuff blocking the vessel |
| Endocarditis | inflammation of the inside of the heart |
| Heart Failure | heart doesn't pump blood adequately which leads to the backup of fluid |
| Holter Monitor | a continuous ECG recorded on a tape-recorder cassette as a person works, plays, and rests during a 24-hour period. |
| Hypertension | high blood pressure |
| Ischemic Heart Disease | heart issues based on blockages in the vessels which results in a lack of oxygen to the tissues |
| Murmur | when a valve of the heart does not completely close and blood continues to leak through |
| Myocardial Infarction | Heart attack, when the heart muscle does not receive nutrients which causes tissue death |
| Pericardium | Surrounding the heart |
| Phlebitis | inflammation of the vein |
| Plaque | fatty deposit |
| Pulmonary Arteries | carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs |
| Sickle Cell Anemia | abnormal hemoglobin causes red blood cells to become rigid, sticky, and misshapen |
| Stent | tubular support placed inside a blood vessel to relieve an obstruction |
| Systolic Pressure | Pressure of blood in the vessels when the heart is contracting |
| Tachycardia | Fast heart beat |
| Thrombolytic | dissolves clots in blood vessels |
| Thrombosis | local clotting of blood in a vessel |
| Thrombus | actual blood clot formed |
| Valvulitis | inflammation of a valve |
| Varicose Veins | gnarled, enlarged veins with faulty valves causing wrong-way flow of blood |
| Veins | vessels that bring blood back to the heart |
| Ventricular Tachycardia | Abnormally fast heart beat originating in the ventricles |
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