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CHP 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| valvul/o | Valve |
| atri/o | Atrium |
| sept/o | Septum |
| Angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o | Vessel |
| embolus | mass of matter present in the blood |
| ischemia | blockage of blood flow to an organ |
| aortogram | record of the aorta |
| cardiac catheterization | process of sticking a hollow tube (catheter) into the heart |
| sonography | using ultrasound waves to view the heart |
| angiocarditis | inflammation of the blood vessels of the heart |
| cardiomyopathy | heart cannot pump out all of the blood, causing the heart to become stretched and dilated and the pumping of blood to weaken/slow |
| atrial septal defect | hole in the septum that separates the left and right atria |
| atrial fibrillation | quivering or spontaneous contraction of muscle fibers in the heart’s atrium |
| pericarditis | inflammation of the tissue that surrounds the heart |