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Med Term Chpt 9
Cardiovascular System/Cardiology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atria | two upper chambers of the heart |
| ventricles | two bottom chambers of the heart |
| septum | muscular structure that divides the heart into right and left sides |
| heart valve | pce of tissue that keeps blood flowing in only one direction |
| right atrioventricular valve | tricuspid valve |
| left atrioventricular valve | mitral valve |
| pulmonary valve | btwn the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery |
| aortic valve | btwn the left ventricle and the aorta |
| valvul/o | valve |
| valvulotomy | incision into a heart valve |
| atri/o | atrium |
| atrial fibrillation | quivering of the atrial heart muscle |
| sept/o | septum |
| atrial septal defect | abnormal presence of a hole btwn the right and left atria |
| septoplasty | surgical repair of the septum |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| ventriculotomy | incision into the ventricle |
| cardi/o, coron/o | heart |
| cardiac arrest | heart is not beating |
| myocarditis | inflammation of the heart muscle |
| coronary thrombosis | clot in a coronary artery |
| arteries | take blood AWAY from the heart |
| veins | take blood BACK to the heart |
| capillaries | connect arteries and veins (nutrients, wastes, and gases leave and enter the blood) |
| angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o | vessel |
| vasodilator | drug that causes the relaxation or expansion of a blood vessell |
| vasculitis | inflammation of blood vessels |
| aort/o | aorta |
| aortolith | stone in the aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of the artery |
| endarterectomy | removal of the inside of the artery |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| atherosclerosis | hardening of the artery due to fatty placque |
| phleb/o, ven/o | vein |
| venospasm | constriction of vein |
| pectoralgia | chest pain |
| arrhythmia/dysrhythmia | odd heart rhythm |
| phlebalgia | enlarge surface veins |
| angina pectoris | chest pain due to irregular flow to the heart |
| palpitations | rapid or irregular heartbeat |
| pectoralgia | pain in the chest (not necessarily due to theheart |
| aortalgia | pain in the aorta |
| diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
| hemorrhage | loss of blood |
| phlebaliga | pain in the vein |
| systole | contraction of the heart |
| diastole | relaxation of the heart |
| electrocardiogram | record of the electrical activity of the heart |
| echocardiogram | ultrasound of the heart |
| ischemia | blockage of blood flow to an organ |
| embolus | floating material |
| occlusion | cutoff in flow |
| ectasia | dilation of a vessel |
| endocardium | tissue lining inside the heart |
| epicardium | tissue lining the outside of the heart |
| myocardium | middle layer of the heart made of muscle |
| pericardium | tissue around the heart |
| cardiomegaly | enlarged heart |
| bradycardia/tachycardia | slow heartbeat/fast heartbeat |
| cardiotoxic | poisonous to the heart |
| cyanosis | condition of blue skin (could be due to improper heart function) |
| murmur | abnormal heart sound (due to blood flow) |
| vena cava | large-sized vein that returns blood to the rifht atrium |
| superior vena cava | collects blood from the head, neck, upper chest and arms |
| inferior vena cava | collects blood from everywhere else (lower body regions) |
| angiogenesis/angiopoiesis | development/formation of blood vessels |
| angiolith | stone forming in the wall of a vessel |
| angiosclerosis | hardening of a vessel |
| vasospasm/venospasm | involuntary contraction of a blood vessel/vein |
| aortectasia | dilation of the aorta |
| aortic stenosis | narrowing of the aorta |
| arotolith/arteriolith | stone deposit in the wall of the aorta/artery |
| varicose veins | enlarged dilated veins toward the surface of the skin |
| venostasis | trapping of blood in an extremity due to compression |
| angiogram/aortogram/arteriogram/venogram | record of the blood vessels, aorta, artery, veing |
| angiography | procedure to describe the blood vessels |
| angioscope | device used to look inside a vessell |
| cardiac catherization | process of sticking a hollow tube (catheter) into the heart |
| structural defect | usually a hole that is present through the atrial or ventricular the septal wall |
| aneurysm | weakened area that bulges |
| valvulitis | inflammation of the valves of the heart |
| atrial fibrillation | quivering or spontaneous contractions of muscle fibers in the hearts atrium |
| cardiac arrest | heart does not beat, resulting in a stoppage in blood circulation |
| myocardial infarction | death of heart tissue |
| angioma | tumor of the blood vessels |
| angioedema | swelling of the blood vessels |
| arteriopathy | disease of the arteries |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| phlebostenosis | narrowing of a vein |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein due to a clot |
| hypertension, hypotension,normotension | high, low, normal blood pressure |
| stent | mesh tube inserted to correct coronary artery disease |
| antihypertensive | reduces high blood pressure |
| vasodilator | relaxes or expands a blood vessel |
| cardiotonic | increases strength of heart contractions |
| coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) | going around a blocked coronary artery |
| pericardiocentesis | puncture into the pericardium (usually to remove excess fluid) |
| cardiothoracic surgery | involves cutting through the patient's chest to get to the heart |
| anastomosis | creation of an opening btwn two normally separate structures |
| phlebophlebostomy | procedure to create an opening btwn two veins |
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