wotd vocab 1 - (wotd, heart, case study 1) Flashcards
cardiomegaly
cardio + megaly
heart + big (enlarged)
enlarged heart
echocardiogram
echo + cardio + gram
reflected sound + heart + record
ultrasound of the heart
amniocentisis
amnio + centisis
fetal membrane + to puncture
take sample of amniotic fluid for testing
cirrhosis
cirrh + osis
yellow + condition
yellowing of skin and white of eyes (caused by disease liver + scar tissue)
hyperlipemia
hyper + lip + emia
high + lipid + blood
high amounts of fat in the blood
latrogenic
Iatro + genic
healer + caused by
illness caused by treatment/examiner
polymyositis
poly + myos + itis
many + muscle + inflammation
inflammation of muscles
xerostomia
xero + stom/a + ia
dry + mouth + condition
dry mouth condition
erythrocyte
erythro + cyte
red + cell
blood cell
hematemesis
hemat/o + emesis
blood + vomiting
vomiting blood
polydipsia
poly + dips + ia
many + thirst + condition
excess thirst
histology
hist + ology
tissue + study of
study of tissue
otorhinolaryngology
oto + rhino + laryngo + logy
ear + nose + throat + study of
study of diseases of the ear, nose, and throat
arteriomalacia
arterio + malacia
artery + abnormal softening
softening of the arteries
cyanosis
cyan + osis
blue + condition
bluing of skin (due to lack of blood circulation)
dysphagia
dys + phag + ia
difficult/painful + eating + condition
aorta
large valve that carries oxygenated blood to the body
superior vena cava
brings deoxygenated blood to heart from upper body
pulmonary artery
brings deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs
pulmonary veins
brings oxygenated blood back from lungs to the heart
right atrium
receives deoxygenated blood and empties into right ventricle
tricuspid valve
lets blood flow from right atrium to right ventricle
right ventricle
pumps deoxygenated blood to lungs
inferior vena cava
bring deoxygenated blood from lower body to heart
left atrium
receives oxygenated blood from lungs and empties into left ventricle
bicuspid (mitral / atrioventricular) valve
lets blood flow from left atrium to left ventricle
aortic valve
controls blood flow from heart to the rest of the body
left ventricle
pumps oxygenated blood into aorta to body
blood cholesterol
waxy substance in blood (fat)
hypercholesterolemia
hyper + cholesterol + emia
high + cholesterol + blood
high cholesterol in blood
cardiac ischemia
cardiac + isch + emia
heart + oxygen + blood
decrease in blood flow and oxygen supply
collateral vessels
bypass channels
angina pectoris
angina + pectoris
pain + chest
chest pain
plaque
fats collect on artery walls
myocardial infarction
heart attack
right coronary artery
supplies blood to right side of heart
left anterior descending coronary artery
supplies blood to the left front side of the heart
left circumflex artery
supplies blood to back of heart (stems off left anterior descending coronary artery)
thrombus
blood clot
artery spasm
constriction of artery muscles
necrosis
cell death
zone of ischemia
outermost affected area
cardiogenic shock
heart is too weak to pump blood
pulmonary edema
weakened heart causes blood backup and leakage of plasma into lungs
arrhythmia
rupture of heart wall/valve
atherosclerosis
hardened, narrowed arteries
the 2 types of lipoproteins
HDL and LDL
HDL
high-density lipoproteins (good)
LDL
low density lipoproteins (bad)
platelets
blood-clotting system
fibrinogen
protein produced by the liver
embolism
obstruction of an artery by a blood clot
inflammatory response
tissue is injured
