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Med Term Chpt 5
Medical Terminology Chapter 5 Cardiovascular System
Question | Answer |
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angiography | making a record of a vessel |
angiorrhaphy | suturing a vessel |
angiospasm | involuntary muscle contraction of a vessel |
angiostenosis | narrowing of a vessel |
aortogram | record of the aorta |
aortic | pertaining to the aorta |
arterial | pertaining to the artery |
arteriole | small artery |
arteriorrhexis | ruptured artery |
arteriosclerosis | hardening of an artery |
atherectomy | excision of fatty substance |
atherosclerosis | hardening with fatty substance |
atrial | pertaining to the atrium |
interatrial | pertaining to between the atria |
cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
bradycardia | state of slow heart |
cardiodynia | heart pain |
electrocardiogram | record of heart electricity |
cardiomegaly | enlarged heart |
myocardial | pertaining to heart muscle |
cardiomyopathy | heart muscle disease |
cardiologist | specialist in the cardiovascular system |
cardiorrhaphy | suture of the heart |
tachycardia | state of fast heart |
coronary | pertaining to the heart |
phlebitis | inflammation of vein |
phlebotomy | incision in a vein |
phleborrhaphy | suture a vein |
valvulitis | inflammation of a valve |
valvular | pertaining to a valve |
venous | pertaining to a vein |
venule | small vein |
venotomy | incision into a vein |
ventricular | pertaining to a ventricle |
interventriculaar | pertaining to between the ventricles |