Cardiovascular Terminology

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cardi/o

Answer 1

heart

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vascul/o

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blood vessels

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Right side of heart

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receives blood from body; delivers blood to lungs

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Left side of heart

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receives blood from lungs; delivers blood to body

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cardiology

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study of the heart

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cardiac arrest

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heart stops beating

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myocarditis

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inflammation of heart muscle

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coron/o

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heart - vessels on the heart

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coronary artery

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takes oxygen rich blood to heart

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coronary thrombosis

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clot within coronary vessels

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atri/o

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atrium

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atrium

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receives blood from the body and lungs

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valvul/o

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valves

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valves

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prevent blood in the heart from flowing backward

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atrial fibrillation

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part of heart muscle quivering

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valvulitis

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inflammation of heart valve

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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ventricle

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pumps blood to lungs and body

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pulmonary circulation

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from heart to lungs

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systemic circulation

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from heart to body

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coronary circulation

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from heart to heat muscle

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arteries

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carry blood from heart to body

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capillaries

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transport between arteries and veins (where they meet)

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veins

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carry blood from body to heart

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angi/o

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vessel (cardiac or lymph)

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vas/o

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vessel (cardiac)

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vascul/o

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vessel (cardiac)

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vasodilator

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dilation of a vessel

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angiogram

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record of a vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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aortitis

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inflammation of the aorta

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aortolith

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stone in aorta

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arteri/o

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artery

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arteriosclerosis

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hardening of an artery

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endarterectomy

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removal of inside of artery (ex. because of plague build up)

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phelb/o

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vein

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ven/o

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vein

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phlebotomy

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incision into a vein

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venospasm

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involuntary contraction of a vein

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pectoralgia

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chest pain (nothing to do with the heart)

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angina pectoris

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chest pain - specific to heart (can be due to inadequate perfusion to the heart)

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palpitation

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rapid irregular beating of heart

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arrhythmia

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irregular heart beat (fast of slow)

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dysrhythmias

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irregular (bad/no) rhythm

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aortalgia

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pain in the aorta

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impaired perfusion

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caused by a hemorrhage, results in block of blood flow to tissue

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diaphoresis

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sweating - often seen with a cardiovascular event

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Indicators of cardiovascular health:

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skin color, pulse, blood pressure

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heart sounds

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listen with stethoscope

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echocardiogram

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the image of the heart producing sound waves

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occlusion

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closing/ blocking passage

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ischemia

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blockage of blood flow to organ

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ectasia

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dilation of vessel

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endocardium

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inside layer of heart

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myocardium

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heart muscle layer

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epicardium

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layer of tissue that sits on heart

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pericaridum

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outer layer that surrounds heart

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cardiomegaly

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enlarged heart

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bradycardia

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slow heart rate

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tachycardia

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fast heart rate

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cardiotoxic

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blood test - reveals evidence of drugs or chemotherapy

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murmur

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whooshing sound - deals with valves closing improperly

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angiogenesis

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development of blood vessels

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angiopoiesis

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formation of new vessels (can be compensating for blockage)

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patent

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open

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aortectasia

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dilation of aorta

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aortic stenosis

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narrowing of aorta

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aortic aneurysm

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weakened aorta

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aneurysm

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ballooning of blood vessel wall; filling with blood and could burst

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atherogenesis

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formation of plaque

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phlebosclerosis

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hardening of vein

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varicose veins

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enlarged dilated veins toward the surface of the skin (can be seen in pregnant women's legs)

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venostasis

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trapping of blood in an extremity - blood is stationary (clot could form)

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cardiac catheterization

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tube used to put into blood vessel to heart to unblock vessel