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Flashcards - Week 4
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Angiodema | Swelling of the blood vessels |
| Angiocarditis | Inflammation of the blood vessels |
| Angiopoiesis | Formation of blood vessels |
| Aortalgia | Pain in the aorta |
| aortectasia | Dilation of the aorta |
| arrythmia | Abnormal heartbeat |
| Arteriorrhaphy | Suture of an artery |
| Atherogenesis | Formation of fatty plaque on the wall of an artery |
| Bradycardia | Slow heartbeat |
| Cardiomyopathy | Disease of the heart muscle |
| Cardiomyotomy | Incision into the heart muscle |
| Cardiotoxic | Poisonous to the heart |
| Coronary thrombosis | Obstruction of a coronary artery by a clot |
| Diaphoresis | Profuse sweating |
| Disrhythmia | Irregular heartbeat |
| Embolus | Mass of matter present in blood |
| Endocarditis | Inflammation of the tissue lining the inside of the heart |
| Endocardium | Tissue lining the inside of the heart |
| Epicardium | Tissue lining the outside of the heart |
| Hypertension | High blood pressure |
| Hypotension | Low blood pressure |
| Ischemia | Blockage of blood flow to an organ |
| Murmur | Abnormal heart sound |
| Myocardial infarction | Death of heart muscle tissue |
| Myocarditis | Inflammation of the heart muscle |
| Myocardium | Heart muscle tissue |
| Normotension | Normal blood pressure |
| Occulsion | Closing or blockage of a passage |
| Pectoralgia | Chest pain |
| Pericardial effusion | Fluid pouring out into the tissue around the heart |
| Phlebalgia | Pain in a vein |
| Thrombolytic | Drug that breaks down clots |
| Thrombus | Blood clot |
| Antitussive | A drug that prevents coughing |
| Apnea | Cessation of breathing |
| Atelectasis | Incomplete expansion |
| Bradypnea | Slow breathing |
| Bronchiolitis | Inflammation of the bronchiole |
| Capnography | A procedure to record carbon dioxide levels |
| Caseous necrosis | The death of tissue with a cheese-like appearance |
| Chylothorax | Chyle in the chest |
| Dyspnea | Difficulty breathing |
| Empyema | Pus inside the chest |
| Epistaxis | Nosebleed |
| Expectoration | Coughing or spitting material out of lungs |
| Eupnea | Good breathing |
| Hempotysis | Coughing up blood |
| Hemothorax | Blood in chest |
| Hypercapnia | Condition of having excessive carbon dioxide in the blood |
| Hypercarbia | Excessive carbon dioxide |
| Hyperpnea | Heavy breathing |
| Hypopnea | Shallow breathing |
| Hypoxemia | Insufficient oxygen in blood |
| Hypoxia | Insufficient oxygen |
| Orthopnea | Able to breath only in an upright position |
| Pectus carinatum | A chest that protrudes like a keel of a ship |
| Pectus excavatum | A chest that is hollowed out |
| Phrenoplegia | Paralysis of the diaphram |
| Pleuralgia | Pain in the pleura |
| Pneumonia | Lung condition |
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