| Question | Answer |
| aneurysm | localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of wall of artery |
| aneurysmorrhaphy | surgical suturing of aneurysm, also known as aneurysmoplasty |
| angiitis | inflammation of blood or lymph vessel, alternate spelling-angitis, also known as vasulitis |
| angina | condition of episodes of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to myocardium, feels like choking and suffocating, also known as angina pectoris |
| angiocardiography | radiographic visualization of heart and its blood vessels after injections of a radiopaque substance |
| angiography | radiographic study that visualizes dimensions of the heart and blood vessels |
| antihypertensive | medication administered to lower blood pressure |
| arteriectomy | surgical removal of an artery |
| arterionecrosis | tissue death of artery or blood vessel walls |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of arteries, charaterized by thickening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls |
| atheroma | deposit of plaque or with in arterial wall, characteristic of athersclerosis |
| balloon angioplasty | procedure where small balloon on end of catheter is used to open partially blocked coronary arteries by flattening the plaque deposit nad streching the lumen |
| bradycardia | abnormally slow resting heart rate |
| cardiomegaly | abnormal enlargement of the heart that is frequently associated with heart failure when the heart enlarges in an effort to compensate for the loss of its pumping |
| cardiorrhexis | rupture of coronary artery, interior wall of the heart, or the heart |
| coronary bypass | surgical bypass operation that requires the opening of the chest a piece of vein from the leg or chest is implanted on the heart to replace a blocked coronary artery, improves flow of blood to the heart |
| dyscrasia | abnormal or pathologic condition of blood |
| echocardiography | ultrasonic diagnostic procedure used to evaluate the structures and motion of the heart |
| electrocardiogram | record of electrical activity of myocardium (heart muscle) |
| electrocardiography | record of the electrical activity of myocardium |
| embolism | sudden blockage of blood vessel by a foreign object circulating in blood |
| embolus | foreign object (blood clot, quantity of air or gas) that is articulating in blood |
| endarterial | pertaining to the inner portion of an artery or within an artery or lining of artery |
| erythorocytosis | abnormal increase in number of circulating red blood cells in proportion to other cells |
| hematologist | physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating abnormalities, diseases, and disorders of blood and blood-forming tissues |
| hematoma | swelling or collection of clotted blood trapped in tissues of skin or organ |
| hemochromatosis | genetic disorder in which intestines absorb too much iron, also known as iron overload disease |
| hemolytic anemia | red blood cells are destroyed faster than bone marrow can replace it |
| hemostasis | stop or control of bleeding |
| ischemia | condition with a insufficeint oxygen supply due to restricted blood flow to body part by something obstructing the vessels |
| myocardial infarction | occlusion of 1 or more coronary arteries caused by plaque build up, also known as a heart attack |
| pericarditis | inflammation of pericardium, which is the tissue surrounding the heart |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| septicemia | blood poisoning, systemic condition caused by spread of microorganisms and their toxins via circulating blood |
| tachycardia | abnormally rapid resting heart rate |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of vein or blood clot |
| thrombotic occulusion | blocking of artery or vein by thrombus or blood clot |
| thrombus | blood clot attached to interior wall of blood vessel |
| valvuloplasty | surgical repair or replacement of heart valve, also known as valvoplasty |
