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Medical Terms Ch 9

The Cardiovascular System

TermDefinition
cardi/o heart
vascular blood vessels
4 chambers 2 atria, 2 ventricles
left side receives from lungs and delivers oxygen-rich blood to body
right side receives from body and delivers oxygen-poor blood to lungs
valvul/o, valve
arti/o atrium (upper chamber)
sept/o septum (divide left and right side)
ventricul/o ventricle (lower chamber)
coron/o heart (specifically blood supply)
arteries takes blood away from heart
veins take blood to heart
capillaries connect arteries and veins
angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o vessel
aort/o aorta (main vein that distributes blood through body)
arteri/o artery
ather/o fatty plaque
phleb/o, ven/o vein
angina pectoris chest pain
arrhythmia, dysrhythmia irregular heartbeat
diaphoresis profuse sweating
systole *contracting* and sending blood out of ventricles
diastole vessels when heart is *relaxed* and filled with blood
endo inside
peri around
epi upon
tachy- fast
brady- slow
cyan blue
murmur abnormal heart sound
vena cava vein that carries blood from body to heart
embolus floating material
occlusion cutoff in flow, closing or blockage of a passage
-ectasia dilation
-lith stone
-sclerosis hardening
varicose veins enlarged, dilated veins
ischemia blockage of blood flow to organ
thrombus blood clot
aneurysm weakened area that bulges
atrialnfibrillation quivering
effusion accumulation of fluid
-edema swelling
CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation
A-fib atrial fibrillation
NSR normal sinus rhythm
SCA sudden cardiac arrest
ASD atrial septum defect
MVP mitral valve prolapse
VSD ventricle septum defect
HTN hypertension
CHF congestive heart failure
CO cardiac output
PCI percutaneous coronary intervention
SV stroke volume
CAD coronary artery diseaese
MI myocardial infraction
CABG coronary artery bypass graft
DVT deep vein thrombosis
AA abnormal aortic aneurysm
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