Ch. 8: Medical Terminology

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Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

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Portion of nervous system that regulates involuntary actions (ex HR, digestion, & peristalsis)

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Leaflet

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Flat, leaf-shaped structure that comprises the valves of the heart & prevents backflow

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Lumen

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Tubular space or channel within an organ or structure of the body; space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube

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Sphincter

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Circular muscle found in tubular structure or hollow organ that constricts or dilates to regulate passage of substances through its opening

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Vasoconstriction

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Narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel that limits blood flow, usually as a result of diseases, meds, or physiological processes

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Vasodilation

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Widening of the lumen of a blood vessel caused by the relaxing of the muscles of the vascular walls

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Viscosity

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State of being sticky or gummy

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Aneurysmorrhaphy

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Suture of an aneurysm (widened blood vessel)

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Angioplasty

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Surgical repair of a vessel

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Vasculitis

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Inflammation of blood vessels

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Aortostenosis

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Narrowing of the aorta

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Arteriorrhexis

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Rupture of an artery

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Arteriolitis

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Inflammation of an arteriole

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Atriomegaly

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Enlargement of the atrium

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Atheroma

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Tumor of fatty plaque

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Coronary

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Pertaining to the heart (vessels)

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Electrocardiogram

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Record of the electrical (impulses) of the heart

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Embolectomy

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Removal of an embolus

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Hemangioma

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Tumor of blood vessels

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Myocardial

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Pertaining to the heart muscle

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Phlebectasis

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Expansion of a vein

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Venostasis

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Standing still of (blood in) a vein (aka phlebostasis)

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Arteriosclerosis

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Abnormal condition of hardening of the artery

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Septostomy

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Forming an opening in a septum

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Sphygmoid

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Resembling a pulse

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Stenotic

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Pertaining to a narrowing or stricture

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Thrombolysis

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Destruction of a blood clot

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Valvotomy

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Incision of a valve

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Valvuloplasty

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Surgical repair of a valve

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Vasography

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Process of recording (an image of) a vessel

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Ventricular

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Pertaining to a ventricle (chamber of heart or brain)

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Tachycardia

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Rapid heart beat

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Arteriogram

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Record of an artery

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Electrocardiograph

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Instrument for recording electrical activity of the heart

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Angiography

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Process of recording (an image of) a vessel

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart beat

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Endovascular

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Pertaining to (the area) within a vessel

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Extravascular

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Pertaining to (the area) outside a vessel

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Pericardial

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Pertaining to the area around the heart

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Transeptal

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Across the septum