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Enlargement of the heart
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Chapter 8 Med Term

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DefinitionTerm
Enlargement of the heart CARDIOMEGALY
Tumor composed of fatty plaque ATHEROMA
Rupture of an artery ARTERIORRHEXIS
Pertaining to within a vessel ENDOVASCULAR
Condition of a rapid heart (rate) TACHYCARDIA
Dilation or expansion of a vein PHLEBECTASIS
Record of the aorta AORTAGRAM
Surgical repair of a valve VALVULOPLASTY
Abnormal condition of hardening SCLEROSIS
Treatment that hardens (a varicose vein) SCLEROTHERAPY
Destruction of a blood clot THROMBOLYSIS
Condition (of a heart being) without a rhythm ARRHYTHMIA
Condition of a slow heart (rate) BRADYCARDIA
Pain in the heart CARDIODYNIA
Excision of an aneurysm ANEURYSMECTOMY
Tumor of fatty plaque ATHEROMA
Abnormal condition of fatty plaque hardening ATHEROSCLEROSIS
Inflammation of a vein PHLEBITIS
Abnormal condition of a blood clot in a vein PHLEBOTHROMBOSIS
Pertaining to a vein VENOUS
Spasm of a vein VENOSPASM
Specialist in the study of the heart CARDIOLOGIST
Rupture of the heart CARDIORRHEXIS
Poisonous to the heart CARDIOTOXIC
Enlargement of the heart CARDIOMEGALY
Softening of a vessel (wall) ANGIOMALACIA
Tumor of a vessel ANGIOMA
Beginning or formation of a blood clot THROMBOGEN OR THROMBOGENESIS
Abnormal condtion of a blood clot THROMBOSIS
Abnormal condition of narrowing or stricture of the aorta AORTOSTENOSIS
Process of recording the aorta AORTOGRAPHY
Puncture of the heart CARDIOCENTESIS
Suture of an artery ARTERIORRHAPHY
Removal of an embolus EMBOLECTOMY
Separation, destruction, or loosening of a blood clot THROMBOLYSIS
Area of tissue that undergoes necrosis INFARCTION
Pain, usually in the chest, that is associated with the lack of oxygen to the myocardium ANGINA
Failure of a valve to close completely INSUFFICIENCY
Abnormally rapid heart rate TACHYCARDIA
Varicose veins of the esophagus VARICES
Soft, blowing sound heard on ausculation; murmur BRUIT
Abnormally slow heart rate BRADYCARDIA
Awareness of an irregular heartbeat PALPITATION
Abnormal condition in which a blood clot develops in a blood vessel THROMBOSIS
Localized abnormal dilation of a vessel ANEURYSM
Condition in which a mass (usually a blood clot) blocks a blood vessel EMBOLISM
Inability of the heart to maintain a normal sinus rhythm ARRHYTHMIA
Backflow of blood due to valve failure REGURGIATION
Profuse sweating DIAPHORESIS
Disorder commonly caused by the buildup of fatty plaque on an artery wall ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
Persistent elevated blood pressure HYPERTENSION
Excessive amounts of lipids in the blood HYPERLIPIDEMIA
Narrowing of a blood vessel, especially the aorta COARCTATION
Deficiency of blood supply due to circulation obstruction ISCEMIA
Narrowing of a valve STENOSIS
24-hour ECG tracing taken with a small, portable recording system HOLTER MONITOR TEST
US diagnostic test used to visualize internal cardiac structures ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
Incision to increase the size of the opening of the mitral valvue VALVOTOMY
Agents used to treat angina NITRATES
Drugs that have powerful lipid-lowering properties STATINS
Increase urine output; used to treat edema, hypotension, and heart failure DIURETICS
Provides levels of troponin T, troponin I, and creatinine kinase in the blood CARDIAC ENZYMES STUDIES
Ultrasound procedure that measures blood flow through the heart and vessels DOPPLER
ECG taken under controlled exercise stress conditions STRESS TEST
Treatment of cardiac arrhythmias in which energy is transmitted through a catheter to removed the pathway of an abnormal heart rhythm CATHETER ABLATION
Surgical separation of the leaflets of the mitral valve COMMISSUROTOMY
Removal of a small segment of tissue for diagnostic purposes BIOPSY
Implanting a device that corrects ventricular tachycardia of fibrillation ICD INSERTION
Insertion of a device that holds open tubular structures STENT PLACEMENT
Procedure that alters a vessel through surgery or dilation ANGIOPLASTY
Treatment of a varicose vein using a chemical irritant SCLEROTHERAPY
Surgery that creates a bypass around a blocked segment of a coronary artery CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT (CABG)
Removal of occluding material from the interior of an artery ENDARTERECTOMY
Dilation of an occluded vessel using a balloon catheter passed through the skin PTCA
Destruction of a clot THROMBOLYSIS
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