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Med. Terminology
Chapter 5 words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | fatty substance |
| atri/o | atrium |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart |
| hemangi/o | blood vessel |
| phleb/o | vein |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| steth/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| valv/o | valve |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| valvul/o | valve |
| vas/o | vessel, duct |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| -nanometer | instrument to measure pressure |
| -ole | small |
| -tension | pressure |
| -ule | small |
| -gram | record or picture |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stenosis | narrowing of |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ole | small |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| inter- | among, between |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | rapid, fast |
| -megaly | enlargement, large |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| Auscultation | the process of listening to the sounds within the body by using a stethoscope. |
| Catheter | A flexible tube inserted into the body for the purpose of moving fluids into or out of the body. |
| Infarct | An area of tissue within the organ or part that undergoes necrosis (death) following the loss of its blood supply. |
| Ischemia | The localized and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to an obstruction to the circulation. |
| Murmur | An abnormal heart sound such as a soft blowing sound or harsh click. (Bruit) |
| Orthostatic Hypotension | the sudden drop in blood pressure a person experiences when standing up suddenly. |
| Palpitations | Pounding, racing heartbeats |
| Plaque | a yellow, fatty deposit of lipids in an artery that are the hallmark of artherosclerosis. |
| Regurgitation | to flow backwards |
| Stent | a stainless steel tube placed within a blood vessel or a duct to widen the lumen |
| Stethoscope | instrument for listening to the body sounds, like the chest, heart or intestines. |
| Arrhythmia | irregularity in the heartbeat or action.Some are serious and some aren't. |
| Congenial septal defect | A hole, present at birth, in the septum between two heart chambers |
| Congenial heart failure | Pathological condition of the heart in which there is a reduced outflow of blood from the left side of the heart because the left ventricle myocardium has become too weak to efficiently pump blood. |
| Coronary artery disease | insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle due to an obstruction of one or more coronary arteries. |
| Fibrillation | An extremely serious arrhythmia characterized by an abnormal quivering or contraction of heart fibers. |
| Flutter | An arrhythmia in which the atria beat too rapidly, but in a regular pattern. |
| Heart valve prolapse | condition in which the cusps or flaps of the heart valve are too loose and fail to shut tightly, allowing blood to flow backward through the valve when the heart chamber contracts. |
| Tetralogy of Fallot | Combination of four congenial anomalies: pulmonary stenosis,an interventricular septal defect, improper placement of the aorta & hypertrophy of the right ventricle. |
| Aneurysm | weakness in the wall of an artery resulting in localized widening of the artery. |
| Arteriosclerosis | Thickening, hardening and loss of elasticity of the walls of the arteries |
| Atherosclerosis | the most common form of arteriosclerosis; caused by the formation of yellowish plaques of cholesterol on the inner walls of arteries |
| Coarctation of the Aorta | severe congenital narrowing of the aorta |
| Embolus | the obstruction of a blood vessel by a blood clot that has broken off from a thrombus somewhere else in the body and traveled to the point of obstruction |
| Hemorrhoid | varicose veins in the anal region |
| Patient ductus arteriosus | congenital heart anomaly in which the fetal connection between the pulmonary artery and the aorta fails to close at birth |
| Peripheral vascular disease | any abnormal condition affecting blood vessels outside the heart |
| Raynaud's phenomenon | Periodic ischemic attacks affecting the extremities of the body, especially the fingers, toes, ears and nose |
| Varicose veins | swollen and distended veins, usu. in the legs |
| AF | Atrial Fibrillation |
| AMI | Acute myocardial infarction |
| AS | arteriosclerosis |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| AV | atrioventricular |
| BBB | bundle branch block |
| BP | blood pressure |
| bpm | beats per minute |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| cath | catheterization |
| CC | cardiac catheterization |
| CCU | coronary care unit |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CoA | coarctation of the aorta |
| CP | chest pains |
| CPK | creatine phosphokinase |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CSD | congenital septal defect |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| ECC | extracorporeal circulation |
| ECK, EKG | electrocardiogram |
| ECHO | echocardiogram |
| GOT | glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase |
| HTN | hypertension |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| IV | intravenous |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| LVAD | left ventricular assist device |
| LVH | left ventricular hypertrophy |
| MI | myocardial infarction, mitral insufficiency |
| MR | mitral regurgitation |
| MS | mitral stenosis |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| P | pulse |
| PAC | premature atrial contraction |
| PDA | patent ductus arteriosus |
| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
| S1 | first heart sound |
| S2 | second heart sound |
| SA | sinoatrial |
| SGOT | serum glutamic oxaloacetic transminase |
| SK | streptokinase |
| tPA | tissue-type plasminogen activator |
| Vfib | ventricular fibrillation |
| VSD | ventricular septal defect |
| VT | Ventricular tachycardia |
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