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chap.5.heart
heart parts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | fatty substance |
| atri/o | atrium |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart |
| electr/o | electricity |
| hemangi/o | blood vessels |
| phleb/o | vein |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| steth/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| valv/o | valve |
| valvul/o | valve |
| vas/o | vessel, duct |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| -manometer | instrument for pressure |
| -ole | small |
| -tension | pressure |
| -ule | small |
| -gram | record picture |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| inter- | between |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| -megaly | enlargement, large |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| 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 | cardiac care unit |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CoA | coarctation of the aorta |
| CP | chest pain |
| CPK | creatine phosphokinase |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CSD | congenital septal defect |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| ECC | extracorporeal circulation |
| ECG, 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 transaminase |
| SK | streptokinase |
| tPA | tissue-type plasminogen activator |
| VFib | ventricular fibrillation |
| VSD | ventricular septal defect |
| VT | ventricular tachycardia |
| auscultation | listening to bodily sounds with a stethoscope |
| catheter | flexible tube placed in the blood vessels to insert dye for X-ray visualization |
| infarct | death of organ tissue following loss of blood supply |
| ischemia | localized and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to circulatory obstruction |
| murmur | an abnormal heart sound |
| orthostatic hypotension | sudden drop in blood pressure experienced when standing up suddenly |
| palpitations | pounding, racing heartbeat |
| plaque | yellow, fatty deposit of lipids in an artery |
| regurgitation | blood flowing backwards through valve |
| stent | stainless steel tube placed within a blood vessel or duct to widen the lumen |
| stethoscope | instrument for listening to body sounds |
| arrhythmia | irregularity in the heartbeat |
| congenital septal defect | defect, present at birth, in the wall separating two chambers of the heart; results in a mixture of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood being carried to the surrounding tissues |
| congestive heart failure | pathological condition of the heart in which there is a reduced outflow of blood from the left side of the heart |
| coronary artery disease | insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle due to an obstruction of one or more coronary arteries |
| fibrillation | abnormal quivering or contractions of heart fibers |
| flutter | an arrhythmia in which the atria beat too rapidly, but in a regular pattern |
| heart valve prolapse | the cusps or flaps of the heart valve are too loose and fail to shut tightly, allowing blood to flow backwards through the valve when the heart chamber contracts |
| Tetralogy of Fallot | combination of four congenital anomalies: pulmonary stenosis, an interventricular septal defect, abnormal blood supply to the aorta, and hypertrophy of the right ventricle |
| aneurysm | weakness in the wall of an artery that results in localized widening of the artery |
| arteriosclerosis | condition with thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the walls of the arteries |
| atherosclerosis | caused by the formation of yellowish plaques of cholesterol buildup on the inner arterial walls; most common form of arteriosclerosis |
| coarctation of the aorta | severe congenital narrowing of the aorta |
| embolus | obstruction of a blood vessel by a blood clot that moves from another area |
| hemorrhoid | varicose veins in the rectum |
| patent ductus arteriosus | congenital heart anomaly in which the opening 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 |
| varicose veins | swollen and distended veins, usually in legs |
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