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CHP 9
Term | Definition |
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Cardi/o | Heart |
valvul/o | Valve |
atri/o | Atrium |
sept/o | Septum |
Angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o | Vessel |
embolus | mass of matter present in the blood |
ischemia | blockage of blood flow to an organ |
aortogram | record of the aorta |
cardiac catheterization | process of sticking a hollow tube (catheter) into the heart |
sonography | using ultrasound waves to view the heart |
angiocarditis | inflammation of the blood vessels of the heart |
cardiomyopathy | heart cannot pump out all of the blood, causing the heart to become stretched and dilated and the pumping of blood to weaken/slow |
atrial septal defect | hole in the septum that separates the left and right atria |
atrial fibrillation | quivering or spontaneous contraction of muscle fibers in the heart’s atrium |
pericarditis | inflammation of the tissue that surrounds the heart |