Heart And Blood Vessels

Front 1

Anastomosis

Back 1

surgical joining of two ducts, blood vessels or bowel segments to allow flow from one to the other. Coronary artery bypass graft

Front 2

Ascites

Back 2

Abnormal collection of fluid within the peritoneal cavity

Front 3

Aneurysm

Back 3

localized dilation of a weakened area of the wall of an artery

Front 4

Anomaly

Back 4

deviation from normal; birth defect

Front 5

Athero

Back 5

fatty

Front 6

Bruit

Back 6

abnormal sound or murmur heard when listening with a stethoscope

Front 7

Cardio

Back 7

heart

Front 8

claudication

Back 8

cramplike pains in the calves of the legs caused by poor circulation to the muscles

Front 9

dependent edema

Back 9

fluid accumulation in the tissues influenced by gravity

Front 10

sclerosis

Back 10

hardening

Front 11

Diastole

Back 11

relaxation

Front 12

Lipid

Back 12

fat

Front 13

tension

Back 13

pressure

Front 14

infarction

Back 14

localized are of necrosis resulting from lack of oxygen due to interrupted blood flow

Front 15

ischemia

Back 15

decreased supply oxygenated blood to an organ or body part

Front 16

lesion

Back 16

a wound, injury, or pathological change in body tissue

Front 17

lumen

Back 17

cavity or channel within any organ or structure of the body

Front 18

Malaise

Back 18

vague feeling of weakness or fatigue

Front 19

Mediastinum

Back 19

area between the lungs in the chest cavity that contains the heart, aorta, trachea, esophagus, and bronchi

Front 20

Myo

Back 20

muscle

Front 21

murmur

Back 21

low-pitched humming or fluttering sound heart on auscultation

Front 22

Occlusion

Back 22

closure or state of being closed

Front 23

orthopnea

Back 23

abnormal condition in which a person sits up straight or stand up to breathe comfortably

Front 24

palpable

Back 24

detectable by touch

Front 25

palpitation

Back 25

pounding or racing of the heart

Front 26

septum

Back 26

wall or partition that divides or separates two cavities

Front 27

systole

Back 27

contraction phase of the heart cycle

Front 28

thrombo

Back 28

clot

Front 29

MI

Back 29

Myocardial infarction

Front 30

AS

Back 30

aortic stenosis

Front 31

ASD

Back 31

atrial septal defect

Front 32

A-V

Back 32

atrioventricular

Front 33

BBB

Back 33

bundle branch block

Front 34

BP

Back 34

blood pressure

Front 35

CABG

Back 35

coronary artery bypass graft

Front 36

CAD

Back 36

coronary artery disease

Front 37

Cath

Back 37

catheterization

Front 38

CCU

Back 38

coronary care unit

Front 39

CHD

Back 39

coronary heart disease

Front 40

CHF

Back 40

congestive heart failure

Front 41

CPR

Back 41

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Front 42

CT or CAT scan

Back 42

computed axial tomography

Front 43

CVD

Back 43

cardiovascular disease

Front 44

DOE

Back 44

dyspnea on exertion

Front 45

DVT

Back 45

deep vein thrombosis

Front 46

ECG or EKG

Back 46

electrocardiogram

Front 47

HDL

Back 47

hi-density lipoprotein

Front 48

LDL

Back 48

low-density lipoprotein

Front 49

MS

Back 49

mitral stenosis

Front 50

MRI

Back 50

magnetic resonance imaging

Front 51

MVP

Back 51

mitral valve prolapse

Front 52

PAC's

Back 52

premature atrial contractions

Front 53

PAT

Back 53

paroxysmal atrial tachycardia

Front 54

PDA

Back 54

patent ductus arteriosus

Front 55

PTCA

Back 55

percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Front 56

PVC's

Back 56

premature ventricular contractions

Front 57

SA

Back 57

sinoatrial

Front 58

VSD

Back 58

ventricular septal defect

Front 59

VT or v-tach

Back 59

ventricular tachycardia

Front 60

V-fib

Back 60

ventricular fibrillation