Word List 4 Flashcards
aneurysm/o
widening
widened blood vessel
aort/o
aorta
arter/o
artery
arteri/o
artery
ather/o
fatty plague
atri/o
atrium
cardi/o
heart
coron/o
heart
phleb/o
vein
thromb/o
blood clot
varic/o
dialated vein
varic/o
dialated vein
vas/o
vessel
vas deferens
duct
vascul/o
vessel
ven/o
vein
ventricul/o
ventricle (of heart or brain)
-cardia
heart condition
brady-
slow
epi-
above
upon
peri-
around
aneurysm
AHN yuhr ih zum
widening/ballooning of artery from weakness of arterial wall
caused by high blood pressure
angiography
ahn gee AW graphy
process of recording blood vessel
angioplasty
AHN gee oh plah stee
surgical repair of blood vessel
angina
ahn JYE nuh
chest pain from decreased blood flow (oxygen) to the heart
arteriosclerosis
awr TEER ee oh sker low sis
abnormal condition of arteries hardening (hardening of arteries)
arrhythmia
uh RIHTH me uh
irregular heartbeat
atherosclerosis
ah THER oh sker LOW sis
abnormal condition of fatty plaque hardening (form of arteriosclerosis)
bradycardia
bray dee CAR dee uh
heart condition of slow (slow heart rate)
bruit
BROOT
abnormal heart sound from blood rushing past arterial obstruction
turbulent blood flow
makes murmur sound
cardiomegaly
car dee oh MEH guh lee
enlargement of the heart
cardiomyopathy
CAR dee oh my AW puh thee
disease of heart muscle
cardioversion
turning of the heart (procedure to convert heart rate to normal rhythm)
dysrhythmia
dis RIHTH me uh
abnormal electrical activity in the heart causing abnormal heartrate
ectopy
EKH toe pee
extra heart beats seen on an ECG tracing
type of arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat)
echocardiogram
record of repeated sound waves of the heart (heart ultrasound)
smelly armpit!
electrocardiogram
record of the electrical activity of the heart
waves
endarterectomy
ehn DAR tur EHK tuh me
removal of the lining of an artery
alternative to cardid artery stenting
embolus
EHM bul luhs
mass (clot/plaque) that travels through blood/becomes lodged in a blood vessel
gallop
GAH luhp
extra abnormal heart sounds heart on a cardiac exam
hyperlipidemia
hi puhr LIH pih DEE me uh
blood condition of excess fats (high cholesterol)
say it 5 times fast
hypertension
hi puhr TEN shun
high blood pressure
hypotension
hi poh TEN shun
low blood pressure
ischemia
ih SKEE me uh
to hold back blood (inadequate blood supply due to blockage of blood flow)
atherosclerlosis (hardening of fatty plaque) leads to ischemia
murmur
abnormal heart sounds produced by turbulent blood flow though heart
pacemaker
small, implanted device that uses electrical impulses to correct arrythmias
pericardium
pehr ih CAR de um
structure around the heart
membrane that protects and reduces friction around heart
palpitations
sensations of abnormal heart rate (skipped/extra beats, heart is “racing”)
pounding heart
phlebitis
fluh BYE tis
inflammation of a vein
phleb = vein
itis = inflammation
rub
abnormal heart sound (usually pericarditis)
pericarditis = inflamation of pericardium (structure around heart)
sclerotherapy
skler oh THER uh pee
skler (like glare)
treatment of hardening (injection treatment for varicose veins)
stenosis
stuh NO sis
narrowing, stricture
tachycardia
tah kee CAR de uh
heart condition of fast (fast heart rate)
syncope
SING kuh pee
fainting
thrombolysis
trawm BAWL uh sis
destruction, loosening of a blood clot
thrombus
THRAWM bihs
blood clot
varicose
VEHR ih kohs
pertaining to a dilated vein
vasospasm
VAH so spah zum
involuntary contraction
twitching of vessel
