Question | Answer |
cardi(o) | the heart |
aorta | the main trunk from which the systemic arterial system proceeds |
tachycardia | excessive rapidity in the action of the heart, usually in the pulse rate |
endocarditis | inflammation within the heart |
cardiomyopathy | primary myocardial disease |
aortic | the aorta |
cardiology | the study of the heart |
pericarditis | inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart |
electrocardiogram | the written record of the hearts activity |
aortitis | inflammation of the aorta |
bradycardia | abnormally slow heartbeat |
myocarditis | inflammation of the heart muscle |
aortosclerosis | hardening of the aorta |
electrocardiograph | an instrument used for recording the hearts activity |
arteri(o) | relationship to an artery or arteries |
phleb(o),ven(o) | a vein or veins |
phleborrhagia | excessive bleeding from a vein |
vena | singular form of the term vein |
arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
arteriole | minute arterial branch |
arteriectasis | dilation of an artery |
venae | plural form of the term vein |
phlebosclerosis | hardening of the walls of the vein |
arteriorrhexis | rupture of an artery |
phlebotomy | incision into a vein |
phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
arterial | artery |
venous | the veins |
phlebostenosis | narrowing of a vein |
arteritis | inflammation of an artery |
venipuncture | puncture of a vein |
arteriostenosis | narrowing of an artery |
angi(o) | relationship to a vessel, usually a blood vessel |
vas(o) | denoting a vessel or duct |
angioplasty | dilatation of a blood vessel by means of a balloon catheter |
vasospasm | contraction of a blood vessel |
vasculitis | inflammation of a blood vessel |
vasography | X-ray of the blood vessels |
vascular | a blood vessel |
vasculopathy | any disease of a blood vessel |
angiocarditis | inflammation of the heart and major blood vessels |
vasodilator | agent that dilates a blood vessel |
angiorrhaphy,vasorrhaphy | suturing of a blood vessel |
sphygm(o) | the pulse or blood pressure |
diastole | dilatation of the ventricles of the heart |
systole | the contraction of the ventricles of the heart |
sphygmomanometer | an instrument used to measure blood pressure |
sphygmology | the study of the pulse |
sphygmoid | resembling the pulse |
sphygmoscopy | examination of the pulse |
sphygmopalpation | palpating/feeling the pulse |
diastolic | dilatation of the ventricles of the heart |
sphygmic | the pulse |
systolic | contraction of the ventricles of the heart |
antianginals | agents that alleviate angina pectoris by dilating coronary arteries to improve blood flow |
Nitro-Bid(ointment),nitroglycerin | antianginals |
antihypertensives | agents that counteract high blood pressure |
Procardia, | antihypertensives |
antihypotensives | agents that counteract low blood pressure by causing contraction of blood vessels |
antilipidemics | agents that counteract high levels of lipids in the blood |
cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
elecctrocardiography | the process of making a recording of the heart's activity |
cardiac | the heart |
vasodilators | agents that dilate blood vessels |
Lipitor | antilipidemics |
thrombolytics,anticoagulants | agents that dissolve blood clots |
Imdur | vasodilators |
coumadin | thrombolytics,anticoagulants |
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