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Med Term circulatory
Circulatory System
Question | Answer |
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angi/o | vessel |
vas/o | vessel |
vascul/o | vessel |
aort/o | aorta |
arter/o | artery |
arteri/o | artery |
arteriol/o | arteriole |
ather/o | yellow fatty plaque |
phleb/o | vein |
ven/o | vein |
venul/o | venule |
cardiomyopathy | primary disease of the heart muscle |
myocarditis | inflammation of the heart muscle |
endocarditis | caused by infective microorganisms that invade the endocardium; frequently affects heart valves |
angina pectoris | severe chest pain and constriction about the heart caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the heart itself (angina is derived from latin for "to choke") |
arrhythmia | irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heart beat (dysrhythmia is more technically correct) |
cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
congenital heart defect | abnormalities present in the heart at birth |
congestive heart failure | condition characterized by weakness, breathlessness, and edema in lower portions of the body; the work demanded of the heart is greater than its ability to perform; also called congestive heart disease |
coronary artery disease | abnormal condition that affects the heart's arteries and produces various pathologic effects, especially the reduced flow of blood to the myocardium |
coronary heart disease | heart damage resulting from insufficient oxygen caused by pathologic changes in coronary arteries |
fibrillation | severe cardiac arrhythmia in which contractions are too rapid and uncoordinated for effective blood circulation |
heart murmur | soft blowing or rasping sound that may be heard when listening to the heart w/a stethoscope; it is not necessarily pathologic |
hypertension | elevated blood pressure. usually above 140/100 |
hypotension | low blood pressure. usually below 95/60 |
infarction | necrosis of a localized area of tissue caused by lack of blood supply to that area. can result in obstruction or narrowing of the artery |
myocardial infarction | the death of an area of the heart muscle that occurs as a result of oxygen deprivation |
occlusion | obstruction of the artery that supplies blood to that tissue |
stenosis | narrowing of the artery that supplies blood to that tissue |
myocardial ischemia | deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium |
shock | condition in which blood flow to the heart is reduced to such an extent that body tissues do not receive enough blood |