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The Crdvsclr System
Medical Terminology pertaining to the cardiovascular system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Surgical connection between blood vessels or the joining of one hollow organ to another | anastomosis |
| A sac formed by a widening of the wall of an artery or vein. | aneurysm |
| Pertaining to attacks of choking or suffocative pain | anginal |
| The germ cell from which blood vessels develop | angioblast |
| Recording of the heart and vessels | angiocardiography |
| Inflammation of the heart and great vessels | angiocarditis |
| Blood vessel tumor | angioma |
| Surgical repair of a blood vessel | angioplasty |
| Narrowing of a blood vessel | angiostenosis |
| Softening of the walls of the aorta | aortomalacia |
| Lack of rhythm of the heart beat | arrhythmia |
| Pertaining to an artery | arterial |
| Condition of hardening of an artery | arteriosclerosis |
| Inflammation of an artery | arteritis |
| Electronic device that stimulates impulse within the heart | artificial pacemaker |
| Tumor of an artery containing fatty substance | atheroma |
| Buildup of fatty substances and hardening of the walls | atherosclerosis |
| Pertaining to the atrium and ventricle | atrioventricular |
| Method of physical assessment using a stethoscope to listen to chest, abdomen and other parts of the body | auscultation |
| Two points or cusps pertaining to the mitral valve | bicuspid |
| Slow heartbeat | bradycardia |
| Noise; a sound of venous or arterial orgin hear on auscultation | bruit |
| Pertaining to the heart | cardiac |
| Surgical puncture of the heart | cardiocentesis |
| One who specilizes in the study of the heart | cardiologist |
| Study of the heart | cardiology |
| Enlargement of the heart | cardiomegaly |
| Instrument used to measure the action of the heart | cardiometer |
| Disease of the heart muscle caused by viral infection or overconsumption of alcohol | cardiomyopathy |
| Heart disease | cardiopathy |
| Pertaining to the heart and lungs | cardiopulmonary |
| Pertaining to increasing the tone of the heart; type of medication | cardiotonic |
| Pertaining to the heart and small blood vessels | cardiovascular |
| Inflammation of the heart | carditis |
| Process of inserting a catheter into the heart or urinary bladder | catheterization |
| Waxy, fat-like substance in the bloodstream | cholesterol |
| Process of moving the blood in the veins and arteries throughout the body | circulation |
| Lameness, limping; may result from inadequate blood supply to the muscles in the leg | claudication |
| Process of drawing together, as in the narrowing of a vessel | constriction |
| Surgical procedure to increase blood flow to the myocardium...to bypass the obstructed coronary artery | coronary bypass |
| Narrowing of the coronary arteries sufficient to prevent adequate blood supply to the myocardium. | coronary heart disease (CHD or CAD) |
| Dark blue condition of the skin and mucous membranes caused by oxygen defiency | cyanosis |
| Relaxtion phase of the heart | diastole |
| Abnormal, bad or difficult rhythm | dysrhythmia |
| Ultrasound method for evaluating the heart | echocardiography |
| Device used to record the electrical impulses of the heart | electrocardiograph |
| Device used to record heart sounds | electrocardiophonograph |
| A condition in which a blood clot obstructs a blood vessel | embolism |
| Surgical excision of the inner portion of an artery | endarterectomy |
| Inflammation of the endocardium | endocarditis |
| The INNER lining of the heart | endocardium |
| Pertaining to the circulation of the blood OUTSIDE the body via heart-lung machine. | extracorporeal circulation |
| Quivering of muscle fiber | fibrillation |
| Rapid contractions of the heartbeat | flutter |
| A disorder in which the heart loses its ability to pump blood efficiently | heart failure |
| Surgical process of transferring the heart and lungs from a donor | heart-lung transplant |
| Surgical process of transferring the heart from a donor | heart transplant |
| Dilation of blood vessels | hemangiectasis |
| A benign tumor of a blood vessel | hemangioma |
| The movement of the blood and its pressure | hemodynamic |
| High blood pressure | hypertension |
| Low blood pressure | hypotension |
| Process of development on an infarct, which is necrosis of tissue. | infarction |
| Lack of blood supply to a part caused by constriction of a blood vessel | ischemia |
| Fat protein (very low:VLDL or high:HDL) | lipoprotein |
| Two seperate heart sounds that can heard through a stethoscope | lubb-dupp |
| A condition of narrowing of the mitral valve | mitral stenosis |
| A soft blowing or rasping sound, especially in the region of the heart | murmur |
| Pertaining to the heart muscle | myocardial |
| Occurs when an area of heart muscle dies due to inadequate supply of oxygen to that area | myocardial infarction |
| Inflammation of the heart muscle | myocarditis |
| The process or state of being closed | occlusion |
| The process of measuring the oxygen saturation of blood | oximetry |
| A colorless, odorless, tasteless gas essential to respiration in animals | oxygen |
| Rapid throbbing of fluttering of the heart | palpitation |
| The use of a balloon-tipped catheter to compress fatty plaques against an artery wall | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| Pertaining to the pericardium, the sac surrounding the heart | pericardial |
| Inflammation of the pericardium | pericarditis |
| Inflammation of a vein | phlebitis |
| Incision into a vein | phlebotomy |
| A disorder that generally affects the blood vessels in the fingers and toes due to exposure to cold or emotional stress | Raynaud's phenomenon |
| Valvular heart disease as a result of complications of acute rheumatic fever | rheumatic heart disease |
| Valves of the aorta and pulmonary | semilunar |
| A wall or partition that divides or seperates a body space or cavity | septum |
| Disruption of oxygen supply to the tissues and return of blood to the heart | shock |
| Pertaining to the sinusvenous and atrium | sinoatrial |
| Instrument used to measure the arterial blood pressure | sphygmomanometer |
| Numerous telangiectatic vessels radiate from a central point | spider veins |
| Instrument used to listen to the sound of the heart, lungs, and other internal organs | stethoscope |
| The contractive phase of the heart | systole |
| Fast heartbeat | tachycardia |
| A vascular lesion formed by dilation of small blodd vessels | telangiectasis |
| Inflammation of a vein with the formation of a blood clot | thrombophelitis |
| Blood clot | thrombosis |
| Having three points; pertaining to the tricuspid valve | tricuspid |
| Pertaining to a compound consisting of three molecules of fatty acids | triglyceride |
| Swollen, distended, and knotted veins | varicose veins |
| The drawing together, as in the narrowing of a blood vessel | vasoconstrictive |
| A nerve agent that causes dilation of blood vessels | vasodilator |
| Contraction of a blood vessel | vasospasm |
| To pierce a vein | venipuncture |
| Pertaining to a ventricle | ventricular |
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