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ethan chp.10
ethan chp. 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angiostenosis | abnormal condition of narrowness, constriction of vessel |
| arrhythmia | condition of irregular heart beat |
| bradycardia | condition of a slow heart |
| cardiodynia | pain in heart |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| tachycardia | condition of rapid, fast heart |
| angiocarditis | inflammation of the heart vessel |
| angioma | tumor of a vessel |
| arteriorrhexis | rupture of an artery |
| arteriosclerosis | abnormal conditioning of a hardening artery |
| atherosclerosis | abnormal condition of thick hardening fat |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of heart muscles |
| cardiovalvulitis | inflammation of heart valves |
| endocarditis | inflammation within heart |
| hypotension | pertaining to deficient or low pressure |
| ischemia | condition of blood deficiency |
| myocarditis | inflammation of heart muscle |
| pericarditis | inflammation around the heart |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| varicosis | abnormal condition of dilated vein |
| angiogram | radiographic image of a vessel (a record) |
| angioplasty | surgical repair of a vessel |
| angiography | process of recording a vessel |
| aortogram | recording of an aorta |
| atherectomy | surgical excision, removal of fat |
| cardiologist | one who studies and treats the heart |
| echocardiography | process of recording the sound of a heart |
| pericardiostomy | surgical creation of an opening around or about the heart |
| phlebotomy | cutting into, incision of a vien |
| venogram | a record of a vien |