Medical Term Chap 5 -Cardiovascular System

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atri/o

Back 1

atrium

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atrial

Back 2

pertaining to the atria

Front 3

cardi/o

Back 3

heart

Front 4

cardiology

Back 4

study of the heart

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sphygm/o

Back 5

pulse

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sphygmoscopy

Back 6

examination of the pulse

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valvul/o

Back 7

valve

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ventricul/o

Back 8

ventricle

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ventricular

Back 9

pertaining to hte venticles

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angi/o

Back 10

blood vessel

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angiography

Back 11

visualization of the blood vessels

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aort/o

Back 12

aorta

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aortic

Back 13

pertaining to the aorta

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arteri/o

Back 14

artery

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arteriostenosis

Back 15

narrowing of the arteries

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arteriol/o

Back 16

arteriole

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arteriolar

Back 17

pertaining to the arteriole

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phleb/o

Back 18

vein

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phlebitis

Back 19

inflammation of a vein

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vas/o

Back 20

vessel

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vascul/o

Back 21

vessel

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vasoactive

Back 22

acting on the blood vessels

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vascular

Back 23

pertaining to the blood vessels

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ven/o

Back 24

vein

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venous

Back 25

pertaining to the veins

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venul/o

Back 26

venule

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venular

Back 27

pertaining to the venules

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ather/o

Back 28

fatty substance

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atheroma

Back 29

a fatty deposit

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embol/o

Back 30

embolus

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embolism

Back 31

blockage due to an embolus (circulating clot)

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thromb/o

Back 32

clot

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thrombolysis

Back 33

process of dissolving a clot

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-sclerosis

Back 34

hardening

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arteriosclerosis

Back 35

hardening of the arteries

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-tension

Back 36

tautness, blood pressure

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hypertension

Back 37

elevated blood pressure

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endocardium

Back 38

inner membranous layer of the heart wall

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myocardium

Back 39

muscular middle layer of the heart wall

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epicardium

Back 40

outer layer of the heart wall

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pericardium

Back 41

fibrous sac that encloses the heart

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atria

Back 42

two upper chambers of the heart

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ventricles

Back 43

two lower chambers of the heart

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sinoatrial

Back 44

S-A node

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S-A node

Back 45

heart's pacemaker

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electrocardiogram

Back 46

record of the electrical activity of the heart

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ECG

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ElectoCardioGram

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EKG

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ElectroCardioGram

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vasculature

Back 49

blood vessels in the body

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arteries

Back 50

large vessels that carry blood away from the heart (generally oxygenated)

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arterioles

Back 51

smaller branches of the arteries (generally oxygenated)

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capillaries

Back 52

sites of exchange between blood and the tissues

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venules

Back 53

blood leaving the capillary beds

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veins

Back 54

large vessels that carry blood to the heart from the venules

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venae cavae

Back 55

two large veins returning blood to the heart to the right atrium

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superior vena cava

Back 56

blood returning from the upper portion of the body

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inferior vena cava

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blood returning from the lower portion fo the body

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pulmonary artery

Back 58

blood carried from the heart to the lungs (from right ventrical)

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pulmonary veins

Back 59

blood returning to the heart from the lungs (into the left atrium)

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aorta

Back 60

body's largest artery for distribution of blood to the tissues

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pulmonary circulation

Back 61

pathway mediated by the right side of the heart - pumps blood to the lungs for oxygenation

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systemic circulation

Back 62

pathway mediated by the left side of the heart - pumps oxygenated blood to the tissues

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coronary arteries

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supplies the heart with oxygen and nutrients

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blood pressure

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force exterted by blood on the walls of the arteries

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systolic pressure

Back 65

pressure when blood is ejected from the heart (during systole)

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diastolic pressure

Back 66

pressure when the heart relaxes (during diastole)

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atheroma

Back 67

fatty growth - fatty deposit that obstructs the blood flow through a vessel

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atherosclerotic plaque

Back 68

fatty deposit usually in the artery - same as atheroma

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atherosclerosis

Back 69

hardening of a fatty substance - fatty deposits within a blood vessel obstruct blood flow and reduce elasticity of the vessel

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bradycardia

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abnormally slow heart rate

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cardiac arrest

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pertaining to the heart stopping - cessation of cardia function

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cardiomyopathy

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any disease of the heart muscle

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congestive heart failure

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condition in which the ability of the heart to pump blood is impaired (CHF)

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coronary artery disease

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any disease process that impairs the ability of the coronary arteries to deliver an adequate supply of blood to the heart muscle (CAD)

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endocarditis

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inflammation of the membrane lining the interior of the heart, usually due to an infection

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fibrillation

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small fiber process - irregular quivering contractions of the ventricular muscle resulting in desynchronization of electrical impulses in the heart

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hypertension

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consistently elevated blood pressure > 140/90

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hypotension

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abnormally low blood pressure

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infarction

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area of tissue death (necrosis) occuring as a result of oxygen deprivation

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myocardial infarction

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condition in which delivery of oxygen to a protion of the heart muscle is impaired, also referred to as a heart attack or MI

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myocarditis

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inflammation of the muscular layer of the heart wall due to infection

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pericarditis

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inflammation of the fibruous sac surrounding the heart due to infection

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peripheral vascular disease

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progressive disease in which the blood vessels of the legs become narrower usually due to atherosclerosis (PVD)

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tachycardia

Back 84

abnormally fast heart rate

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thrombosis

Back 85

condition in which a stationary blood clot obstructs a blood vessel

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angiography

Back 86

x-ray recording of the blood vessels after injection of a contrast agent

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cardiac catherization

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procedure in which a small tube is pushed through a blood vessel until it reaches the heart, samples blood in the heart and evaluate the coronary arteries

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echocardiography

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high frequency sound waves are use dto produce an image of the internal structures of the heart

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electrocardiography

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elctrodes are place on the body are used to record patterns of electrical activity in the heart

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pericardiocentesis

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porcedure in which a hollow needle is inserted through the chest wall into the fibrous sac to withdraw fluid for diagnostic purposes and to relieve pressure on the heart

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sphygmomanometry

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measurement of blood pressure using a blood pressure cuff

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balloon angioplasty

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surgical repair of a vessel - deflated balloon is pushed through a blood vessel to a site of obstruction and inflated to restore the vessel to its normal size (PTCA)

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coronary artery bypass graft

Back 93

procedure in which a vein taken form the leg or other part of the body is grafted onto the heart to circumvent an obstruction in a coronary artery (CABG)

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phlebotomy

Back 94

surgical opening of a vein

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cardioversion

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defibrillation - electrical shock to return heart to the a normal rhythm