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Cardiovascular Sys 7
Words and Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| endocardium | inside the heart |
| cardiovascular | pertaining to the heart and its vessels |
| atherosclerosis | condition of hardening of fatty plaque |
| angiogram | record of a vessel |
| angiography | procedure of obtaining a record of a vessel |
| arteriosclerosis | condition of hardening of an artery |
| aortic aneurysm | thinning of the aortic wall |
| lymphangitis | inflammation of a lymph vessel |
| vasospasm | involuntary contraction of a vessel |
| vasodilator | something that dilates vessels (medication, caffiene, alcohol etc) |
| aortostenosis | narrowing of the aorta |
| myocardium | heart muscle |
| pericardium | around the heart |
| coronary | pertaining to the arteries around the heart |
| pectoral | pertaining to the chest |
| angina pectoris | pain in the chest due to insufficient blood flow to tissue |
| thorax cavity | chest |
| thoracic cavity | chest cavity |
| thoracentesis | puncturing of chest for aspiration |
| thoracotomy | cutting into the chest |
| pneumothorax | air in chest |
| thrombus | clot |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein due to a clot |
| venous | pertaining to the veins |
| phlebotomy | cutting into vein |
| venipuncture | puncture vein |
| atrioventricular | pertaining to the atria and ventricles |
| atrium | singular upper chamber of heart |
| atria | both upper chambers of the heart (plural) |
| ventricle | singular lower chamber of the heart |
| ventricles | both lower chambers of the heart |
| diastole | when heart expands |
| thrombus | stationary blood clot |
| anticoagulant | drug against clotting |
| systole | when heart contracts |
| embolus | clot carried in the blood stream |
| ischemia | decreased blood flow to tissue |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| stenosis | condition of narrowing |
| occlusion | plugged or blocked |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| sclerosis | condition of hardening |
| infarction | tissue death due to decreased blood flow |
| angina | pain usually in chest due to ischemia |
| aneurysm | thinning spot on vessel |
| diaphoresis | excessive sweating |
| palpitation | subjective experience of irregular heart rate |
| arrhythmia | irregular rhythm of heart rate |
| tachycardia | too fast heart rate |
| dysrhythmia | bad rythym of heart |
| bradycardia | too slow heart rate |
| percussion | tapping |
| auscultation | listening with stethascope |
| fibrillation | chaotic irregular contraction of the heart |
| defibrillation | stopping fibrillation |
| diuretic | medication used to decrease excessive fluid in tissue |
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