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Cardiovascular
Terms used to describe the cardiovascular system
Term | Definition |
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aort/o | aorta |
angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o | vessel |
ather/o | fatty plaque |
arteri/o | artery |
atri/o | atrium |
cardi/o | heart |
coron/o | crown or circle |
electr/o | electricity |
embol/o | plug |
hem/o | blood |
isch/o | to hold back |
lip/o | fat |
my/o | muscle |
pector/o, steth/o | chest |
phleb/o, ven/o | vein |
pulmon/o | lung |
sept/o | septum |
son/o | sound |
sphygm/o | pulse |
thromb/o | clot |
valvu/o | valve |
varic/o | dilated vein |
ventricul/o | ventricle |
-cardia | heart condition |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-gram | record |
-graphy | process of recording |
-ism | condition |
-itis | inflammation |
-logy | study of |
-manometer | instrument to measure pressure |
-megaly | enlarged |
-oma | tumor, mass, swelling |
-pathy | disease |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-scope | instrument for viewing |
-spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
-stenosis | narrowing |
-tension | pressure |
a- | without |
anti- | against |
brady- | slow |
endo- | inner |
hyper- | excessive |
hypo- | insuffcient |
peri- | around |
tachy- | fast |
infarct | area of dead tissue after a lack of oxygen |
ischemia | lack of blood supply without tissue death |
angina | chest pain |
dysrhythmia | abnormal heart rhythm |
cardiac arrest | complete stopping of heart activity |
myocardial infarction | MI or heart attack; death of the heart muscle due to lack of oxygen |
aneurysm | localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery |
auscultation | listening with a stethoscope |
echocardiography | ultrasound recording of heart function; also known as an echo |
cardiopulmonary resuscitation | CPR; emergency procedure for life support consisting of compressions to the chest and artificial respiration (breaths) |
defibrillation | the use of electrical shock to restore the heart's normal rhythm |
coronary artery bypass graft | CABG; surgical technique to bring a new blood supply to the heart muscle by detouring around blocked arteries |
stent | wire-mesh tube used to keep arteries open |