Cardiovascular System Flashcards
Aort/o
Aorta
Angi/o
Blood or lymph vessel
Arteri/o
Artery
Ather/o
Plaque, fatty substance
Brady
Slow
Cardi/o
Heart
-crasia
A mixture or blending
-emia
Blood or blood condition
Erythr/o
Red
Hem/o hemat/o
Blood, relating to blood
Leuk/o
White
Phleb/o
Vein
Tachy
Fast, rapid
Thromb/o
Clot
Ven/o
Vein
Cardiovascular
Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
Pericardium (pericardial sac)
Double walled membranous sac that encloses the heart
ACE inhibitor
Medications administered to treat hyper tension and congestive heart failure
Anemia
A disorder characterized by lower than normal levels of red blood cells in the blood
Aneurysm
A localized weak spot or ballon like enlargement of the walls of an artery
Angina
Episodes of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium
Angioplasty
Mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel
Anticoagulant
Medication that slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming
Aplastic anemia
The absents of all formed blood elements
Arrhythmia
A loss of normal rhythm of the heartbeat
Atherectomy
Surgical removal of plaque buildup from the interior lining of an artery
Atheroma
A deposit of a fatty plaque on or within the artery wall (tumor)
Atherosclerosis
Hardening of the arteries due to build up of cholesterol plaque
Arterial fibrillation
Rapid irregular twitching of the muscular wall of the atria
Beta-blocker
Medication administered to reduce the work load of the heart by slowing the heart
Blood dyscrasia
Any pathological condition of the cellular elements of the blood
Bradycardia
Slow heart beat less than 60 beats per min
Cardiac arrest
The heart abruptly stops beating or develops an arrhythmia that prevents it from pumping
Cardiac catheterization
Diagnostic procedure in which a catheter is passed into the vein or artery and guided Into the heart
Cardiomyopathy
All diseases of the heart muscle
Carotid endarterectomy
Surgical removal of the lining of a portion of a clogged artery
Cholesterol
A fatty substance that travel through the blood and is found in all parts of the body
Chronic venous insufficiency
A condition in which venous circulation is inadequate due to partial vein blockage or leakage of venous valves
Coronary thrombosis
Damage to the heart muscle caused by a thrombus blocking a coronary artery
Diuretic
Medication to increase urine secretion to rid the body of excess water and salt
Electrocardiogram
A record of the electrical activity of the myocardium
Embolism
The sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolism
Embolus
A foreign object, such as a blood clot, air, gas, tissue or tumor that is circulating in the blood
Hemolytic anemia
Inadequate number of circulating red blood cells due to thief pre mature distraction by the spleen
Hemostasis
To stop or control bleeding
Ischemic heart disease
A group of cardiac disabilities resulting from an insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to the heart
Leukemia
Cancer that has a progressive increase in the number of abnormal WBC found in blood-forming tissue, other organs and in circulating blood
Leukopenia
A decrease in the number of WBC circulating in the blood
Megaloblastic anemia
Blood disorder characterized by anemia in which RBC are larger than normal
Myelodysplastic syndrome
A group of bone marrow disorders that are characterized by the insufficient production of one or more types of blood cells
Myocardial infarction
The occlusion of one or more coronary arteries caused by plaque buildups
Orthostatic hypotension
Low blood pressure that occurs when standing up
Pernicious anemia
Anemia caused by a lack of a protein that helps the body absorb vitamin B12 from the gastrointestinal tract
Raynaud’s disease
A peripheral arterial occlusive disease in which intermittent attacks are triggered by cold or stress
Septicemia
Caused by the presence of bacteria in the blood, symptoms include fever, techypnea and tachycardia
Sickle cell anemia
A genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin resulting in RBC that assume an abnormal sickle shape
Temporal arteries
A form of vasculitis with abnormally large cells that can cause headache visual impairment
Thallium stress test
Performed to evaluate blood flow to the heart during exercise by injecting a small amount of thallium into the blood
Thrombocytopenia
A condition in which there is an abnormally small number of platelets circulating in the blood
Thrombolytic
Medication that dissolves a cause a thrombus to break up
Thrombosis
He abnormal condition of having thrombus
Thrombotic occlusion
The blocking of an artery by thrombus
Thrombus
A blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein
Transfusion reaction
A serious/fatal complication of a blood transfusion in which a sever immune response occurs when donor doesn’t match
Valvulitis
An inflammation of a heart valve
Varicose veins
Abnormally swollen veins usually occurring in the superficial veins of the legs
Ventricular fibrillation
Rapid irregular and useless contractions of the ventricles
Ventricular tachycardia
A very rapid heart beat that begins with the ventricles
