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cardio terminology
chapter 11 LOM
Question | Answer |
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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 |