Med Terms-18 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
-stenosis | narrowing, stiff heart valve |
polyangitis | inflammation of many vessels |
arteriostenosis | narrowing of an artery |
atherosclerosis | hardening of plaque |
interatrial | pertaining to between the atria |
pericardial | pertaining to around the heart |
endocardial | pertaining to within the heart |
ischemia | condition of blood being held back |
phlebotomy | cutting into a vein |
thrombogenic | producing a clot |
valvoplasty | surgical repair of a valve |
varicosis | abnormal condition of having varicosity |
aneurysm | widening of an artery |
angina pectoris | severe chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia |
cardiac catheterization (CC) | passage of catheter through veins or arteries leading into heart |
cardiac enzymes | complex proteins released by heart when it is damaged |
congenital septal defect (CSD) | birth defect in wall separating 2 chambers |
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) | open-heart surgery in which a blood vessel is grafted to route blood around occluded coronary artery |
coronary artery disease (CAD) | chronic heart disease caused by arteriosclerosis or atherosclerosis of coronary arteries; arteriosclerotic heart disease (ASHD) |
Doppler sonography | imaging technique using ultrasound to create moving image |
edarterectomy | surgical removal of inner lining of artery in order to remove plaques |
fibrillation | abnormal quivering or contractions of heart fibers |
heart murmur | abnormal heart sound |
heart valve prolapse | cusps/flaps of heart valve too loose |
myocardial ischemia | loss of blood supply to heart muscle tissue of myocardium |
pacemaker | electrics device artificially stimulates contraction of heart muscle; treatment for bradycardia |
sphygmomanometer | instrument for measuring blood pressure |
stress test | method for evaluating cardiovascular fitness |
streptokinase (SK) | clot-busting drug |
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