Medical term 9

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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o

angina pectoris

oppressive pain in the chest caused by irregular blood flow to the heart

irregular heartbeat

irregular heartbeat

rapid or irregular heating of the heart

pain in the aorta

profuse sweating

tissue lining the inside of the heart

tissue lining the outside of the heart

hear muscle tissue

tissue around the heart

poisonous to the heart

bluish appearance to the skin- a sign that the tissue isn't reciving enough oxygen

abnormal heart sound

rapid heartbeat

large-diameter vein that gathers blood from the body and returns it to the heart

inferior vena cava

portion of the vena cava that gathers blood from the lower portion of the body

superior vena cava

portion of the vena cava that gathers blood from the upper portion of the body

development of blood vessels

stone forming in the wall of a blood vessel

formation of blood vessels

hardening of a blood vessel

dilation of the aorta

aortic stenosis

narrowing of the aorta

stone deposit in the wall of the aorta

stone in the artery

rupture of an artery

arteriosclerosis

hardening of an artery

formation of fatty plaque on the wall of an artery

atherosclerosis

hardening of an artery due to build-up of fatty plaque

mass of matter present in the blood

blockage in a blood vessel caused by an embolus

blockage of blood flow to an organ

closing or blockage of a passage

phlebosclerosis

hardening of a vein

an enlarged, dilated vein toward the surface of the skin

involuntary contraction of a blood vessel

hardening of a vein

involuntary contraction of a vein

trapping of blood in an extremity due to compression

record of the blood vessels

procedure to describe the blood vessels

device for looking into a blood vessel

record of the aorta

record of an artery

cardiac catheterization

process of inserting a tube into the heart

image of the heart produced using sound waves; the same procedure as an ultrasound preformed on pregnant women, but instead it is preformed on a heart

echocardiocardiography

use of sound waves to produce an image of the heart

electrocardiogram

record of the electrical currents of the heart

electrocardiography

procedure for recording the electrical currents of the heart

use of sound waves to produce diagnostic images; also called ultrasound

stress electrocardiogram

records electrical signals of the heart while the patient experiences increased of exercise stress

transesophageal echocariogram

record of the heart using sound waves preformed by inserting the transducer into the esophagus

vascular endoscopy

procedure to look inside a blood vessel

record of a vein

the force exerted by blood on the walls of blood vessels

diastolic pressure

pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is relaxed

systolic pressure

pressure exerted on blood vessels when heart is contracting

hear specialist

branch of medicine dealing with the heart

pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

moving of blood from the heart through the vessels and back to the heart

coronary circulation

circulation of blood from the heart to the heart muscle

pulmonary circulation

circulation of blood from the heart to the lungs

systemic circulation

circulation of blood from the heart to the rest of the body

specialist in veins

one who draws blood

incision into a vein- the technical term for drawing blood

inflammation of the heart vessels

atrial fibrillation

quivering or spontaneous contraction of muscle fibers in the heart's atrium

atrial septal defect

flaw in the septum that divides the two atria of the heart

cessation of functional cirulation

disease of the heart muscle

congestive cardiomyopathy

heart cavity is unable to pump all the blood out of itself and becomes stretched which causes weak/slow pumping of blood

another term for congestive cardiomyopathy

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

heart muscle becomes enlarged and blocks blood flow

restrictive cardiomyopathy

heart muscle hardens, restricting the expansion of the heart thus limiting the amount of blood it can pump to the rest of the body

inflammation of the heart

congenital heart defect

flaw in the structure of the heart present at birth

congestive heart failure

heart failure characterized by the heart cavity being unable to pump all the blood out of itself

coronary thrombosis

obstruction of a coronary artery by a clot

inflammation of the tissue lining the inside of the heart

myocardial infarction

death of heart muscle tissue

myocardial iscemia

blockage of blood to the heart muscle

inflammation of the heart muscle

pericardial effusion

fluid pouring out into the tissue around the heart

inflammation of the tissue around the heart

inflammation of a heart valve

ventricular septal defect

flaw in the septum that divides the two ventricles of the heart

bulge in a blood vesel

swelling of the blood vessels

blood vessel tumor

aortic aneurysm

bulging or swelling of the aorta

aortic regurgitation

flow of blood backward from the aorta into the heart; caused by a weak heart valve

inflammation of the aorta

disease of the arteries

inflammation of the arteries

deep vein thrombosis

formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body, most commonly the leg

high blood pressure

low blood pressure

normal blood pressure

inflammation of the veins

narrowing of the veins

thrombophlebitis

inflammation of the vein caused by a clot

inflammation of blood vessels

drug that prevents or relieves the symptoms of angina pectoris

drug that opposes an irregular heartbeat

drug that opposes the coagulation of the blood

antihypertensive

drug that opposes high blood pressure

drug that increases the strength of the heart contractions

drug that breaks down clots

vasoconstrictor

drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of a blood vessel

drug that causes the relaxation or expansion of a blood vessel

drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of a blood vessel

incision into the heart muscle

cardiopulmonary bypass

procedure that temporarily circulates and oxygenates a patient's blood during the portion of heart surgery where the heart is stopped

cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

basic life support

cardiothoracic surgery

surgery that involves cutting through the patients chest to get to the heart

returning a heart to normal rhythm

coronary arterectomy

surgical removal of a coronary artery

coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

borrowed piece of blood vessel used to bypass a blocked artery in the heart

coronary artery bypass surgery

surgery to bypass a blocked artery in the heart

percutaneous coronary intervention

alternate treatment for a coronary artery that passes instruments up a patients blood vessels into the heart

pericardiocentesis

puncture of the tissue around the heart

incision into the tissue around the heart

surgical removal of a heart valve

surgical reconstruction of a heart valve

incision into a ventrical

creation of an opening between two normally separate structures

surgical removal of an aneurysm

surgical reconstruction of a vessel

suture of a vessel

suture of the aorta

incision into the aorta

surgical removal of an artery

surgical reconstruction of an artery

suture of an artery

surgical removal of fatty plaque within an artery

surgical removal of an embolus

surgical removal of the inside of an artery

surgical removal of a vein

phlebophlebostomy

procedure to create an opening between two veins

surgical removal of a varicose vein

surgical removal of a vein

abdominal aortic aneurysm

atrial fibrillation

atiral septal defect

coronary artery bypass graft

coronary artery disease

congestive heart failure

computed tomographic angiography

deep vein thrombosis

electrocardiogram

myocardial infraction

magnetic resonance angiography

mitral valve prolapse

normal sinus rhythm

percutaneous coronary intervention

sudden cardiac arrest

transesophageal echocardiogram

ventricular septal defect

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