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med term ch7 words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cardi(o) | the heart |
| aorta | the main trunk from which the systemic arterial system proceeds |
| tachycardia | excessive rapidity in the action of the heart, usually in the pulse rate |
| endocarditis | inflammation within the heart |
| cardiomyopathy | primary myocardial disease |
| aortic | the aorta |
| cardiology | the study of the heart |
| pericarditis | inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart |
| electrocardiogram | the written record of the hearts activity |
| aortitis | inflammation of the aorta |
| bradycardia | abnormally slow heartbeat |
| myocarditis | inflammation of the heart muscle |
| aortosclerosis | hardening of the aorta |
| electrocardiograph | an instrument used for recording the hearts activity |
| arteri(o) | relationship to an artery or arteries |
| phleb(o),ven(o) | a vein or veins |
| phleborrhagia | excessive bleeding from a vein |
| vena | singular form of the term vein |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
| arteriole | minute arterial branch |
| arteriectasis | dilation of an artery |
| venae | plural form of the term vein |
| phlebosclerosis | hardening of the walls of the vein |
| arteriorrhexis | rupture of an artery |
| phlebotomy | incision into a vein |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| arterial | artery |
| venous | the veins |
| phlebostenosis | narrowing of a vein |
| arteritis | inflammation of an artery |
| venipuncture | puncture of a vein |
| arteriostenosis | narrowing of an artery |
| angi(o) | relationship to a vessel, usually a blood vessel |
| vas(o) | denoting a vessel or duct |
| angioplasty | dilatation of a blood vessel by means of a balloon catheter |
| vasospasm | contraction of a blood vessel |
| vasculitis | inflammation of a blood vessel |
| vasography | X-ray of the blood vessels |
| vascular | a blood vessel |
| vasculopathy | any disease of a blood vessel |
| angiocarditis | inflammation of the heart and major blood vessels |
| vasodilator | agent that dilates a blood vessel |
| angiorrhaphy,vasorrhaphy | suturing of a blood vessel |
| sphygm(o) | the pulse or blood pressure |
| diastole | dilatation of the ventricles of the heart |
| systole | the contraction of the ventricles of the heart |
| sphygmomanometer | an instrument used to measure blood pressure |
| sphygmology | the study of the pulse |
| sphygmoid | resembling the pulse |
| sphygmoscopy | examination of the pulse |
| sphygmopalpation | palpating/feeling the pulse |
| diastolic | dilatation of the ventricles of the heart |
| sphygmic | the pulse |
| systolic | contraction of the ventricles of the heart |
| antianginals | agents that alleviate angina pectoris by dilating coronary arteries to improve blood flow |
| Nitro-Bid(ointment),nitroglycerin | antianginals |
| antihypertensives | agents that counteract high blood pressure |
| Procardia, | antihypertensives |
| antihypotensives | agents that counteract low blood pressure by causing contraction of blood vessels |
| antilipidemics | agents that counteract high levels of lipids in the blood |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| elecctrocardiography | the process of making a recording of the heart's activity |
| cardiac | the heart |
| vasodilators | agents that dilate blood vessels |
| Lipitor | antilipidemics |
| thrombolytics,anticoagulants | agents that dissolve blood clots |
| Imdur | vasodilators |
| coumadin | thrombolytics,anticoagulants |
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