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Med Term Chap. 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angina pectoris an-JAI-nah PEK-tor-is | oppressive pain the chest caused by irregular blood flow to the heart |
| diaphoresis DAI-ah-foh-REE-sis | profuse sweating |
| phlebagia fleh-BAL-jee-ah | pain in a vein |
| cyanosis SAI-ah-NOH-sis | bluish appearance to the skin- a sign that the tissue isn't receiving enough oxygen |
| vena cava VEE-nah CAY-vah | large - diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart |
| angiolith AN-jee-oh-LITH | stone forming in the wall of a blood vessel |
| arteriorrhexis ar-TER-ee-oh-REK-sis | rupture of an artery |
| myocardial infarction (MI) MAI-oh-KAR-dee-al in-FARK-shun | death of heart muscle tissue |
| valvulitis VAL-vyoo-LAI-tis | inflammation of a heart valve |
| percutaneous coronary intervention PER-kyoo-TAY-nee-us KOR-oh-NER-ee-IN-ter-VEN-shun | alternate treatment for a coronary artery that passes instruments up a patient's blood vessels into the heart |
| anastomosis ah-NAS-toh-moh-sis | creation of an opening between two normally separate structures |
| arterioplasty ar-TER-ee-oh-PLAS-tee | surgical reconstruction of an artery |
| endarterectomy END-ar-ter-EK-toh-mee | surgical removal of the inside of an artery |
| phlebophlebostomy FLEB-oh-fleh-BAWS-toh-mee | procedure to create an opening between two veins |
| venectomy vee-NEK-toh-mee | surgical removal of a vein |