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HLHS Chap 9

TermDefinition
valvul/o valve
atri/o atrium (upper chamber)
sept/o septum
ventricul/o ventricle (lower chamber)
cardi/o heart
coron/o heart
angi/o vessel
vas/o vessel
vascul/o vessel
aort/o aorta
arteri/o artery
ather/o fatty plaque
phleb/o vein
ven/o vein
angina to choke
pector/o chest
rrhythm/o thythm
dia- through
-phoresis carry
-rrhage burst
-ium tissue
peri- around
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 (head and arms)
-genesis creation
-lith stone
-poiesis formation
-estasia dilation
sten- narrow
-rrhexis rupture
embolus mass of matter present in the blood
isch- hold back
occlusion closing or blocking of a passage
varicose swollen
-stasis standing
diastolic pressure pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is relaxed
systolic pressure pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is contracting
pulmon/o lung
-edema swelling
cardiotonic drug that increases the strength of heart contractions
coronary artery bypass graft borrowed piece of blood vessel used to bypass a blocked artery in the heart
AAA abdominal aortic aneurysm
A-fib atrial fibrillation
ASD atrial septal defect
BP blood pressure
CABG coronary artery bypass graft
CAD coronary artery disease
CHF congestive heart failure
CO cardiac output
CTA computed tomographic angiography
DVT deep vein thrombosis
ECHO echocardiogram
EKG electrocardiogram
HTN hypertension
MI myocardial infarction
MRA magnetic resonance angiography
MVP mitral valve prolapse
NSR normal sinus rhythm
PCI percutaneous coronary intervention
SCA sudden cardiac arrest
SV stroke volume
TEE transesophageal echocardiogram
VSD ventricular septal defect
Created by: qclemenz
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