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cardio terminology
chapter 11 LOM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cardiomegaly | abnormal enlargement of the heart |
| hemangiectasis | dilation of the blood vessels |
| pericardiorrhaphy | suture of the pericardium |
| thrombectomy | surgicaql removal of a blood clot from a blood vessel |
| phleborrhexis | rupture of a vein |
| angiectomy | excision or resection of a vessel |
| ventriculotomy | incision of the ventricul of the brain or heart |
| cardiorrhaphy | suturing of the heart wall |
| phelbostenosis | narrowing of the lumen of a vein |
| pericarditis | inflammation of the pericardium |
| bradycardia | a slow heartbeat rate; usually less than 60 beats per minute |
| arteriectomy | excision of part of an artery |
| angiocardiography | X-ray examination of the heart and it's blood vessels following intravenous injection of radiopaque fluid; angiography |
| angitis | inflammation of a blood vessel or lymph duct |