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Cardiovascular
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta; largest artery |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole (small artery) |
| ather/o | plaque; fatty build ups |
| bol/o | cast; throw |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coagul/o | clotting; coagulation |
| constrict/o | narrowing |
| coron/o | heart |
| cyan/o | blue |
| dilat/o | to enlarge or expand |
| electr/o | electricity |
| my/o | muscle |
| lumin/o | light |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhythm/o | rhythm; heartbeat |
| sept/o | partition; wall |
| son/o | sound |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| systol/o | contraction |
| tens/o | stretched; strained |
| thromb/o | clot |
| tom/o | to cut |
| vas/o | vessel; duct |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| ven/i; ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| venul/o | venule (small vein) |
| -brady | slow |
| -dia | through; complete |
| -echo | reflected sound |
| -em | in |
| endo- | in; within |
| epi- | on; over; upon |
| per- | through |
| peri- | arround; surrounding |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | across |
| -ant | substance that promotes |
| -e | noun suffix with no meaning |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -emic | pertaining to blood conditions |
| -gram | record; image |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ia | condition |
| -in; -ine | chemical; chemical compound; substance |
| -ism | process; condition |
| -ive | substance that promotes |
| -lytic | breakdown |
| -or | one who (or something that) takes action or does something |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -sclerosis | hardening; thickening |
| -stenosis | narrowing; tightening |
| -stomy | surgical opening |
| -tension | pressure |
| -tomy | incision |
| -trophy | process of growth |
| -um; -us | structure; tissue; thing |
| -version | to turn |
| epicardium | a serous (thin, watery) layer that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium, the sac surrounding the heart |
| endocardium | the innermost layer that lines the four chambers (two atria and two ventricles) and covers the valves of the heart |
| right atrium and left atrium | they receive blood from the veins of the body. |
| right ventricle and left ventricle | they receive the blood from the atria and then pump the blood into systemic circulation |
| septum | wall in heart that divides left and right |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| 4 valves: | tricuspid valve, aortic valve, pulmonary valve, and the mitral valve |
| Pulmonary circulation | blood is pumped from the heart to the lungs and then back to the heart |
| palpate | examine (a part of the body) by touch, especially for medical purposes |
| fibrous sac that encloses the heart | pericardium |
| lower chambers of heart | ventricles |
| capillaries | any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules |
| measurement of pressure | systolic/diastolic |
| system of electrical conduction | the network of nodes (groups of cells that can be either nerve or muscle tissue), specialized cells and electrical signals that keep your heart beating |
| largest artery in human body | aorta |
| systemic circulation | This is the process by which the heart pumps blood to all parts and systems of the body (thus the term systemic) |
| diuretic | Medication that helps reduce excess water in the body |
| vasodilater | An agent that stimulates dilatation (dilation or widening) of blood vessels |
| antianginal | Medication used to prevent or alleviate angina (spasmodic chest pain) |
| antiarrhythmic | An agent used to alleviate or prevent cardiac arrhythmia |
| thrombolytic | Medication that helps reduce excess water in the body |
| vasoconstrictor | An agent that constricts (narrows) blood vessels, increasing blood pressure |
| The arteries (red) | carry oxygen and nutrients away from your heart |
| he veins (blue) | take oxygen-poor blood back to the heart |
| myocardium | a layer of cardiac muscle that makes up the middle of the heart |
| pericardium | fibrous sac that encloses the heart |
| nodal system | Each time your heart beats, electrical signals travel through your heart |
| ventricles | A ventricle is one of two large chambers toward the bottom of the heart that collect and expel blood towards the peripheral beds within the body and lungs. |
| capillaries | small, thin walled blood vessels with semipermeable blood vessels |
| systemic circulation | the movement of blood from the heart to all parts of body |
| arteries | vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the organs, tissues, and cells of the body |
| veins | vessels that carry oxygen-poor blood to the heart |
| systolic pressure | a measurement of blood pressure while the heart ventricles are contracting |
| diastolic pressure | a measurement of blood pressure between heartbeats |
| Pulmonary circulation | blood is pumped from the heart to the lungs and then back to the heart |
| Systemic circulation | this is the process by which the heart pumps blood to all parts and systems of the body |
| ventricle that pumps blood to lungs | right ventricle |
| ventricle that pumps blood to heart | right ventricle |
| aneurysm | Localized, balloon-like dilation of a blood vessel, usually an artery |
| bradycardia | lower than normal blood pressure |
| A surgical procedure in which plaque is removed from the lining of an artery. | Endarterectomy |
| Narrowing of arteries decreases blood flow to extremities | Peripheral artery disease |
| coronary artery disease | Narrowing of the coronary arteries, resulting in an insuffi cient blood supply to the heart. |
| the artery is colored | red |
| the veins are colored | blue |
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