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MED104
Chapter 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Angi/o, Vas/o, Vascul/o | Vessels |
| Aort/o | Aorta |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Ather/o | Fatty Plaque |
| Atri/o | Atrium (upper chamber of the heart) |
| Cardi/o, Coron/o | Heart, Heart (crown) |
| Phleb/o, Ven/o | Vein |
| Sept/o | Septum |
| Valvul/o | Valve |
| Ventricul/o | Ventricular (lower chamber of the heart) |
| Angia Pectoris | Oppressive pain in the chest due to irregular blood flow to the heart |
| Arrhythmia | Irregular heart beat |
| Dysrrhythmia | Irregular heart beat |
| Palpitation | Rapid or irregular beating of the heart |
| Pectoralgia | Chest pain |
| Aortalgia | Pain in the aorta |
| Diaphoresis | Profuse sweating |
| Phlebalgia | Pain in the vein |
| Ednocardium | Tissue lining the inside of the heart |
| Epicardium | Tissue lining of the outside of the heart |
| Myocardium | Heart muscle tissue |
| Pericardium | Tissue around the heart |
| Bradycardia | Slow heart beat |
| Cardiomegaly | Enlarged heart |
| Cyanosis | Bluish appearance of the skin |
| Murmur | Abnormal heart sounds |
| Tachycardia | Rapid heart beat |
| Vena Cava | Large vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart |
| Interior vena cava | Portion |
| Angiogenisis | Development of blood vessels |
| Angiolith | Stone forming in the wall of a blood vessel |
| Angiosclerosis | Hardening of blood vessels |