Ch 9 Cardiovascular Flashcards
valvul/o
valve
atri/o
atrium
sept/o
septum
ventricul/o
ventricle
cardi/o
heart
coron/o
heeart
angi/o
vessel
ves/o
vessel
vascul/o
vessel
aort/o
aorta
arteri/o
artery
ather/o
fatty plaque
phleb/o
vein
ven/o
vein
angina pectoris
oppressive pain in the chest caused by irregular blood flow to the heart
pectoralgia
chest pain
aortalgia
pain in the aorta
diaphoresis
profuse sweating
“through/carry”
hemorrhage
loss of blood
blood/burst forth
endocardium
endo/card/ium
inside/heart/tissue
issue lining the inside of the heart
phlebalgia
pain in the vein
epicardium
tissue lining the inside of the eart
epi/card/ium
upon/heart/tissue
myocardium
tissue lining the inside of the hearrt
muscle/heart/tissue
pericardium
tissue around the heart
peri/card/ium
heart muscle tissue
pericardium
tissue around the heart
peri/cad/ium
around/heart/tissue
vena cava
large diameter vein
vein/hollow
gathers blood from body returns to heart
bradicardia
slow heartbeat
cardiomegaly
enlarged heart
murmur
abnormal heart sound
Latin “grumble or hum”
tachycardia
fast heart beat
aortic stenosis
narrowing or the aorta
arteriorrhexis
rupture of arterty
arteriosclerosis
ar-TER-ee-oh-skleh-ROH-sis
hardening of an artery
arterio/scler/osis
artery/hard/condition
atherosclerosis
A-ther-oh-skleh-ROH-sis
hardening of an artery due to fatty plaque
athero/scler/osis
fatty plaque/
embolus
mass of mattee present in the blod
Greek “stopper”
em/bolus
in/throw
embolism
blockage of blood vessel caused by embolus
ischemia
blockage of blood flor to an organ
isch/emia
hold back/blood condition
occlusion
Closing or blockage of passage
Latin “to close off”
varicose veins
enlarged, dilated veins toward the surface of the skin
“swolle, twisted veins”
cardiac catheterization
heart/pertaining to
catheter/procedure
echocardiogram
image of heart produced using sound waves
echocardiography
sound waves producing image of heart
electrocardiogram
record of the electrical currents of the heart
electrogardiography
procedure for recording the electrical currents of heart
transesophageal echocardiogram
record of the heart using sound waves performed by inserting the transducer into the esophagus
angiogram
record of the blood vesseks
angio/gram
vessel/record
angiography
procedure to describe the blood vessels
arteriogram
record of an artery
venogram
record. of a vein
cardiovascular
pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
atrial septal defect
ASD
flaw in the septum divides the two of atria of the heart
cardiomyopathy
disease of heart muscle
endocarditis
inflammation of tissue lining the muscle of the heart
myocardial infarction
death of heart muscle tissue
myocardial ischemia
blockage of blood to the heart muscle
myocarditis
inflammation of the heart muscle
pericarditis
inflammation of tissue around the heart
ventricular septal defect
VSD
flaw in the septum that divides the two ventricles of the heart
aneurysm
bulge in blood vessel
an/eury/sm
up/wide/condition
angioma
angi/oma
vessel/tumor
blood vessel tumor
angi/oma
vessel/tumor
arteriaopathy
arterio/pathy
vessel/disease
disease of the arteries
artheritis
arther/itis
artery/disease
inflammation of the arteries
artery/inflammation
arteritis
inflammation of the arteries
arter/itis
artery/inflammation
hypertension
high blood pressure
hyper/tens/ion
over/stretch/condition
hypotension
low blood pressure
hypo/tens/ion
under/stretch/condition
phlebitis
inflammation of the veins
phleb/itis
vein/inflammation
thrombophlebitis
inflammation of vein caused by clot
thrombo/phleb/itis
clot/vein/inflammation
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