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med term
Cardiovascular system
Question | Answer |
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Diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
incompetent | inability to perform a function |
leaflet | thin, flattened structure |
lumen | tubular space or channel within any organ or structure of the body |
malaise | weakness, tired and distressed |
occlusion | blockage in a canal |
patent | open and unblocked |
prophylaxis | preventive measure or technique commonly involving the use of a biologic, chemical, or mechanical agent to destroy the infectious disease |
viscosity | state of being sticky or gummy. |
aneurysm/o | widening |
angi/o | vessel |
vascul/o | vessel |
aort/o | aorta |
arteri/o | artery |
arteriol/o | arteriole |
atri/o | atrium |
ather/o | fatty plaque |
cardi/o | heart |
electr/o | electricity |
embol/o | plug |
hemangi/o | blood vessel |
my/o | muscle |
phleb/o | vein |
ven/o | vein |
scler/o | hardening |
sept/o | septum |
sphygm/o | pulse |
sten/o | marrowing |
thromb/o | blood clot |
ventricul/o | ventricle |
-gram | record |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-graphy | process of recording |
-sphyxia | pulse |
-stenosis | narrowing |
brady- | slow |
endo- | in, within |
extra- | outside |
per- | around |
tachy- | rapid |
trans- | across |
aneurysm | localized abnormal dilation of a vessel |
arrest | condition of being stopped or bringing to a stop |
cardiac | loss of cardiac function |
circulatory | cessation of the circulation of blood due to ventricular standstill or fibrillation |
arrhythmia | rapid, slow, or skipping a beat |
bruit | soft blowing sound heard on ausculation |
cardiomyopathy | any disease of heart muscle that dimishes cardiac function |
catheter | thin, flexible, hollow plastic tube that is small enough to be threaded through a vein, artery, or tubular structure |
coarctation | narrowing of a vessel |
heart failure | failure of the heart to supply an adequate amount of blood to tissues and organs |
embolus | mass of undissolved matter |
fibrillation | quivering or spontaneous muscle contractions |
hemostasis | arrest of bleeding or circulation |
hyperlipidemia | excessive amounts of lipids |
hypertension | common disorder characterized by elevated blood pressure |
primary | hypertension in which there is no cause |
secondary | hypertension that results from a condition |
hypertensive heart disease | any heart disorder caused by prolong hypertension |
implantable cardioverterdefibrillator ICD | implantable battery-powered device that monitors the heart |
infarct | area of tissue that undergoes necrosis following cessation of blood supply |
ischemia | local and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to circulatory obstruction |
palpitation | sensation that the heart is not beating normally thumping, fluttering, skipped beats, and pounding. |
perfusion | circulation of blood through tissues |
stent | slender device used to hold open vessels |
thrombus | blood clot that obstructs vessels |
cardiac catherization | passage of a catherter into the heart through a vein or artery to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the heart. |
ECK<EKG electrocardiogram | graphic line recording that shows the spread of electrical excitation to different parts of the heart |
holter monitor test | ECG taken with a small portable recording system |
stress test | ECG taken under controlled exercise stress conditions |