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Med Term circulatory
Circulatory System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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kemplea
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