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Medical Terminology
Cardiac & Lymphatic
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Process of recording blood vessels. | ANGIOGRAPHY |
| Narrowing of the aorta | AORTOSTENOSIS |
| Abnormal hardening of the arterial walls | ARTERIOSCLEROSIS |
| Enlargement of the heart | CARDIOMEGALY |
| Inflammation of a vein | PHLEBITIS |
| Breaking up of a blood clot | THROMBOLYSIS |
| Rapid heart rate | TACHYCARDIA |
| Inflammation/Infection of the pericardial sac with accumulation of pericardial fluid | PERICARDITIS |
| Slow heart rate | BRADYCARDIA |
| Slow breathing | BRADYPNEA |
| Rupture of an artery | ARTERIORRHEXIS |
| Surgical excision of a blood clot | THROMBECTOMY |
| Bursting forth or loss of blood in a short period of time | HEMORRHAGE |
| Disease of a gland | ADENOPATHY |
| Tumor composed of lymphatic vessels | LYMPHANGIOMA |
| Suture of a vessel | ANGIORRHAPHY |
| Surgical repair of a vessel | ANGIOPLASTY |
| Rupture of a vessel | ANGIORRHEXIS |
| Tumor composed of lymph tissue | LYMPHOMA |
| Inflammation of a lymph node | LYMPHADENITIS |
| Inadequate supply of oxygenated blood to a body part due to an interruption of blood flow | ISHEMIA |
| Fainting; Temporary loss of consciousness | SYNCOPY |