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Chapter 9
Flashcards for chapter 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| agina pectoris | oppressive pain in the chest caused by irregular blood flow to the heart |
| arrhythmia | irregular heartbeat |
| dysrhythymia | irregular heartbeat |
| palpitation | rapid or irregular beating of heart |
| pectoralgia | chest pain |
| aortalgia | pain in aorta |
| diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
| hemorrhage | loss of blood |
| phlebalgia | pain in a vein |
| endocardium | tissue lining the inside of the heart |
| epicardium | tissue lining the outside of the heart |
| myocardium | heart muscle tissue |
| pericardium | tissue around the heart |
| bradycardia | slow heartbeat |
| cardiomegaly | enlarged heart |
| cyanosis | bluish appearance to the skin--a sign that the tissue isn't receiving enough oxygen |
| murmur | abnormal heart sound |
| tachycardia | rapid heartbeat |
| vena cava | large-diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart |
| inferior vena cava | portion of the vena cava that gathers blood from the lower portion of the body |
| superior vena cava | portion of the vena cava that gathers blood from the upper portion of the body |
| angiogenesis | development of blood vessels |
| angiolith | stone forming in the wall of a blood vessel |
| angiopoiesis | formation of blood vessels |
| aortectasia | dilation of the aorta |
| aortic stenosis | narrowing of the aorta |
| aortolith | stone deposit in the wall of aorta |
| ateriolith | stone in the artery |
| ateriorrhexis | rupture of the artery |
| artersclerosis | hardening of an artery |