The Heart
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thubtendrolma on July 14, 2011
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medical terminology, heart, cardiology
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Medical Language - chapter 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cardiologist | medical specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of the heart |
| cardiology | medical specialty of diseases of the heart |
| citation (CPR) | the attempt to restore cardiac and pulmonary function |
| cardiovascular | pertaining to the heart and blood vessels |
| diaphoresis | sweat, perspiration, or sweaty |
| diaphoretic | pertaining to sweat or perspiration |
| electrocardiogram (EKG, ECG) | record of the electrical signals of the heart |
| electrode | a device for conducting electricity |
| mediastinum | area between the lungs containing the heart, aorta, venae cavae, esophagus, and trachea |
| plebotomist | person skilled in taking blood from veins |
| plebotomy | taking blood from a vein |
| sternum | long, flat bone forming the center of the anterior wall of the chest |
| thoracic cavity | space within the chest containing the lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, aorta, venae cavae, and pulmonary vessels |
| aorta | main trunk of the systemic arterial system |
| aortic | pertaining to the heart |
| coronary circulation | blood vessels supplying the heart muscle |
| endocardium endocardial | connective tissue - the inside lining of the heart |
| epicardium epicarial | the outer layer of the heart wall - connective tissue |
| infarct | area of cell death resulting from an infarction |
| infarction | sudden blockage of an artery |
| ischemia ischemic | lack of blood supply to tissue |
| myocardium | all the heart muscle - cardiac muscle cells that contract to enable your heart to pump blood |
| necrosis necrotic | pathologic death of cells or tissue |
| pericardium pericardial | a double layer of membranes surrounding the heart |
| pulmonary | pertaining to the lungs and their blood supply |
| atrium atria atrial | chamber where blood enters the heart |
| bicuspid | having 2 points; a bicuspid heart valve has two flaps |
| interatrial | between the atria of the heart |
| interventricular | between the ventricles of the heart |
| mitral | shaped like the headdress of a Catholic bishop |
| septum septa (pl) | a thin wall dividing two cavities |
| tricuspid | having three points; a tricuspid heart valve has three flaps |
| ventricle | chamber of the heart or a cavity in the brain |
| atri- | entrance, atrium |
| -cusp- | point |
| ventricul- | ventricle |
| -cusp | point |
| arrhythmia | conditono when the heart rhythm is abnormal |
| atrioventricular | pertaining to both the atrium and the ventricle |
| diastole | dilation of heart cavities, during which they fill with blood |
| diastolic | pertaining to diastole |
| dysrhythmia | an abnormal heart rhythm |
| murmur | abnormal heart sound heard with a stethoscope when a valve closes or opens abnormally |
| sinoatrial node | the center of modified cardiac muscle fibers in the wall of the right atrium that acts as the pacemaker for the heart rhythm |
| sinus rhythm | the normal heart rhythm arising from the sinoatrial node |
| systole systolic | contraction of the heart muscle - pertaining to systole |
| vital signs | a procedure during a physical examination in which temperature, pulse, repirations, and blood pressure are measured to assess general health and cardiorespiratory function. |
| systol- | contraction |
| -rrhythm- | rhythm |
| sin/o | sinus |
| dys- | bad, difficult |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle, the myocardium |
| cardioversion | restoration of a normal heart rhythm by electric shock |
| defibrilation defribrillator | restoration of uncontrolled twitching of cardiac muscle fibers to normal rhythm |
| fibrilation | uncontrolled quivering or twitching of the heart muscle |
| implantable | a device that can be inserted into tissues |
| pacemaker | device that regulates cardiac electrical activity |
| palpation | forcible, rapid beat of the heart felt by th patient |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| cor pulmonale | right-sided heart failure arising from chronic lung disease |
| endocarditis | inflammation of the lining of the heart |
| exudate | fluid that had passed out of a tissue or capilaries as a result of inflammation or injury |
| hypertrophy | increase in size, but not in number, or an individual tissue element |
| incompetence | failure of a valve to close completely |
| insufficiency | lack of completeness of function |
| myocarditis | inflammation of the heart muscle |
| pericarditis | inflammation of the pericardium, the covering of the heart |
| prolapse | an organ slips out of its normal position |
| prosthesis | a manufactured subsittue for a missing or diseased part of the body |
| regurgitate | to flow backward; blood through a heart valve |
| stenosis | narrowing of a canal or passage, e.g. of a heart valve |
| tamponade | pathologic compression of an organ, such as the heart |
| tampon- | plug |
| -gurgit- | flood |
| prostet- | artificial part |
| -compet- | strive together |
| -trophy | development |
| anoxia anoxic (adj.) | without oxygen pertaining to or suffering from lack of oxygen |
| arteriosclerosis arteriosclerotic | hardening of the arteries pertaining to or affected by arteriosclerosis |
| asystole | absence of contractions of the heart |
| atheroma (plaque) | fatty deposit in the lining of an artery |
| artherectomy | surgical removal of the atheroma |
| artherosclerosis | hardening of the arteries due to atheroma (placque) |
| cardiogenic | of cardiac origin |
| hypovolemic | decreased blood volume in the body |
| hypovolemia | pertaining to a decreased blood volume in the body |
| occlude | to close, plug or completely obstruct |
| occlusion | complete obstruction |
| susternal | under the sternum or breastbone |
| -stern- | chest |
| ather/o- | porridge, gruel |
| -ox- | oxygen |
| an- | without |
| -ia | condition |
| -sis | abnormal condition |
| arteri/o- | artery |
| -scler/o- | hardness |
| -gen- | produce |
| vol- | volume |
| sub- | under |
| coarctation | constriction, stenosis, particularly of the aorta |
| congenital | present at birth, either inherited or due to an event during gestation up to the moment of birth |
| hypertension | persistent high blood pressure |
| hypotension | persistent low blood pressure |
| idiopathic | pertaining to a disease of unkknown origin |
| patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) | an open, direct channel between the aorta and the pulmonary artery in a newborn |
| syndrome | combination of signs and symptoms associated with a particular disease process |
| tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) | Set of four conginital heart defects occuring together |
| angiogram | radiograph obtained after injection of radiopaque contrast material into blood vessels |
| angiography | radiography of blood vessels after injection of contrast material |
| angioplasty | recanalization of a blood vessel by surgery |
| catheter | hollow tube to allow passage of fluid into or out of a body cavity, organ, or vessel |
| catheterize | to introduce a catheter |
| cathertization | introduction of a catheter |
| echocardiography | ultrasound recording of heart function |
| lipoprotein | bonding of molecules of fat and protein |
| percutaneous | passage through the skin, in this case, by needle puncture |
| stent | wire-mesh tube used to keep arteries open |
| thrombus thrombl (pl) | a clot attached to a diseased blood vessel or heart lining |
| thrombolytic (adj.) | able to dissolve or break up a blood clot |
| thrombolysis | dissolving of a thrombus (clot) |
| triglyceride | lipid containing three fatty acids |
| angi/o- | blood vessel |
| catheter- | catheter |
| thromb/o- | blood clot |
| -lysis | dissolve |
| -ide | having a particular quality |
| -glycer- | sweet, glycerol |
| artery | greek - for artery -thick walled blood vessel carrying oxygenated blood away from the heart |
| claudication | intermittent leg pain and limping |
| Doppler | Diagnostic instrument that sends an ultrasonic beam into the body |
| hemodynamics | the science of the blood flow through the circulation |
| vein | blood vessel carrying blood toward the heart |
| venous | pertaining to a vein |
| venogram | radiograph of veins after injection of radiopaque contrast material |
| varix varices (pl) | latin for dilated vein - dilated, tortuous vein |
| varicose | characterized by or affected with varices |
| vena cava venae cavae | one of the two largest veins in the body. The two largest veins in the body (superior and inferior venae cavae) |
| plebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| pleb- | vein |
| endo- | inside |
| atheroma | plaques in the arteries |
| coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) | transplanting healthy blood vessels from leg, chest or arm and using them to bypass the blood around blocked coronary arteries. |
| electrocardiogram (ECG) | a paper to record the electrical signals of your heart |
| coartication | constriction, stenosis particularly of the aorta |
| coarct- | press together, narrow |
| -tens- | pressure |
| -genit- | bring forth |
| idi/o | unknown |
| patent | lie open |
| ductus | leading |
| arteriosus | artery |
| -drome | running |
| claudication | intermittent leg pain |
| claudic- | limping |
| prolapse | Latin for "falling" |
| pulmonary circulation | blood from heart to lungs and back to the left side of the heart which sends blood through the systemic circulation of your body. |
| coronary circulation | blood circulation of the cardiac muscle - arteries arises from aorta |
| aneurysm | circumscribed dilation of an artery or cardiac chamber the Greek word for "dilation" |
| aneurism describes a blood vessel that is: a. dilated b. consticted c. collapsed | b. dilation |
| dilation | stretching or enlarging an opening |
| dilat- | widen, dilate, open up |
| brachial | pertaining to the arm |
| brachi- | arm |
| homeostasis | statbility and equilibrium of a system or the body's internal environment |
| home/o | the same |
| -stasis | stand still |
| venule | small vein leading from the capillary networ |
| capillary capillaries | minute blood vessel between arterial and venous system |
| -ule | small |
| -ole | small |
| arteriole | small terminal artery leading into the capillary network |
| embolus | piece of clot that breaks off from main clot |
| varicose veins | superficial veins that have lost elasticity and appear swollen and tortous. The valves become incompetent, and blood flows backward and pools |
| spider veins | smaller, more superficial varicose veins |
| atrium and ventricle | 2 chambers of the heart |
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