MT Unit 8 Cardiovascular System Day 1 Terms
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1.
angi/o
vessel (usually blood or lymph)
33.
DNR
do not resuscitate
2.
angioma
tumor of a vessel
34.
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
3.
angioplasty
reopening narrowed blood vessels and
restoring blood flow
35.
ECG, EKG
electrocardiogram
36.
Echocardiography
4.
anigiocardiography
recording pictures of the heart and
vessels
Use of ultrasound to visualize internal
cardiac structures of the heart
37.
electr/o
electricity
5.
aort/o
aorta
38.
electrocardiogram
6.
aortogram
x-ray of the aorta
graphic recording fo the electrical
impulses of the heart
7.
arteri/o
artery
39.
electrocardiograph
8.
arteriosclerosis
thickening, hardening, and loss of
elasticity of arterial walls
device used to record the changes in
electrical activity of the heart
40.
en-
in, inside
41.
endarterectomy
removal from within an artery (ex.
Plaque)
42.
endo-
in, within
43.
endocarditis
inflammation of the inner lining of the
heart
44.
endocardium
inner layer of the heart
45.
epicardium
outer layer of the heart
46.
extra-
outside
47.
furc-
branch; fork
9.
arthralgia
joint pain
10.
ather/o
fatty plaque
11.
Atherectomy
Removal of material from an occluded
vessel using a special catheter
12.
atherosclerosis
harding of vessels due to fatty plaque
13.
atri/o
atrium
14.
atrioventricular
pertaining to the atria and ventricles
15.
AV
atrioventricular, arteriovenous
16.
bifurcation
two branches (blood vessel splitting
into two)
17.
Biopsy
Removal of a small piece of tissue for
examination and diagnosis
18.
BP
Blood Pressure
19.
brady-
slow
20.
bradycardia
slow heart beat
21.
CA
Cancer, chronological age, cardiac
arrest
22.
cardi/o
heart
23.
cardiodynia
pain of the heart
24.
cardiologist
a specialist of the heart
25.
cardiology
study of the heart
26.
cardiomegaly
enalarged heart
Capillaries, and Veins in the
27.
cardiomyopathy
any disease of heart muscle that
diminishes function
body.
28.
CHF
congestive heart failure
29.
coronary
pertaining to the heart
30.
coronary ischemia
lack of blood flow to the heart muscle
due to a blockage
coronary
thrombosis
condition of a blood clot within the
heart's own vessels
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
31.
32.
On the next page in your
lab book, use pages
189-190 to write a short
(min 35 word) description
on the roles of Arteries,