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Cardiovascular
Terms used to describe the cardiovascular system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aort/o | aorta |
| angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o | vessel |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| arteri/o | artery |
| atri/o | atrium |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | crown or circle |
| electr/o | electricity |
| embol/o | plug |
| hem/o | blood |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| lip/o | fat |
| my/o | muscle |
| pector/o, steth/o | chest |
| phleb/o, ven/o | vein |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| sept/o | septum |
| son/o | sound |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| thromb/o | clot |
| valvu/o | valve |
| varic/o | dilated vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| -cardia | heart condition |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -manometer | instrument to measure pressure |
| -megaly | enlarged |
| -oma | tumor, mass, swelling |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| -spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -tension | pressure |
| a- | without |
| anti- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| endo- | inner |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | insuffcient |
| peri- | around |
| tachy- | fast |
| infarct | area of dead tissue after a lack of oxygen |
| ischemia | lack of blood supply without tissue death |
| angina | chest pain |
| dysrhythmia | abnormal heart rhythm |
| cardiac arrest | complete stopping of heart activity |
| myocardial infarction | MI or heart attack; death of the heart muscle due to lack of oxygen |
| aneurysm | localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery |
| auscultation | listening with a stethoscope |
| echocardiography | ultrasound recording of heart function; also known as an echo |
| cardiopulmonary resuscitation | CPR; emergency procedure for life support consisting of compressions to the chest and artificial respiration (breaths) |
| defibrillation | the use of electrical shock to restore the heart's normal rhythm |
| coronary artery bypass graft | CABG; surgical technique to bring a new blood supply to the heart muscle by detouring around blocked arteries |
| stent | wire-mesh tube used to keep arteries open |
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