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Young 9
Medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| valvul/o | valve |
| atri/o | atrium |
| sept/o | septum |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart |
| aort/o | aorta |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| phleb/o ven/o | vein |
| pectoralgia | pain in the chest |
| angina pectoris | chest pain due to ireegular flow to the heart |
| palpitation | rapid or ireegular beating of the heart |
| arrythmia/dysrhythmia | irregular heartbeat |
| endocardium | inner lining of the heart |
| myocardium | middle layer of the heart made of muscle |
| epicardium | tissue lining the outside of the heart |
| pericardium | tissue around the heart |
| vena cava | large-sized vein that returns blood the right atrium |
| dystolic pressure | pressure on the vessel walls while the heart is diastole |
| systolic pressure | pressur eon the vessel walls when the heart is systole |
| cardiology | study of the heart |
| cardiologist | specialist in the study of the heart |
| phlebology | study of veins |
| phebologists | expert in the stufy of veins |
| phlebotomy | incision into a vein |
| phlebotomists | specialists in optaining blood fromm veins |
| congestive cardiomyopathy/dialated cardiomyopathy | heart cannot pump out all of the blood |
| hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | enlarged heart muscle obstruction |
| restrictive cardiomyopathy | stiffened heart muscle stops heart from filling up |
| percardial effusion | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the tissue that surrounds the heart |
| pericarditis | infflamation of the tissu that surrounds the heart |
| aneurysm | bulge in the blood vessel |
| angioedema | swelling of the blood vessels |
| angioma | tumor of blood vessels |
| vasculitis | inflammation of blood vessels |
| NSR | normal sinus rythm |
| A-FIB | artial fibrilation |
| SCA | sudden cardiac arrest |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| VSD | ventricular septal defect |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| CO | cardiac output |
| SV | stroke volume |
| ECHO | echocardiogram |
| TEE | transesophageal echocardiogram |
| CTA | computed tomographic angography |
| EKG | electrocardiogram |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| MI | myocardidial infarction |
| CAD | coronary artert disease |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| BP | Blood pressure |
| CTA | computed tomographic angiography |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
| PCI | percutaneous coronary intervention |
| AA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| HTN | hypertension |
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