Medical terminology chapter 5
-emia
blood
atheroma
fatty deposit or plaque within the arterial wall
arther/o
fatty plaque
card/o
heart
Hb
hemoglobin
angitis
inflammation of a vessel
endocarditis
inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
hemangioma
Benign tumor made up of newly formed blood vessels.
atherosclerosis
A condition in which an artery wall thickens as a result of the buildup of fatty materials
anemia
A deficiency of red blood cells
pacemaker
A device that delivers electrical impulses to the heart to regulate the heartbeat
anticoagulant
A drug or chemical used to prevent blood from clotting
Vasodilator
A drug that causes dilation of the blood vessels, increasin blood flow.
infarct
A sudden stoppage of blood flow that causes tissue death.
ischemia
A temporary deficiency or decreased supply of blood to a tissue
thrombosis
Abnormal condition of a blood clot
hypertension
Abnormally high blood pressure
tachycardia
Abnormally rapid heartbeat
bradycardia
Abnormally slow heartbeat
hyperlipidemia
An increase of lipids in the blood.
myocardial infarction
An obstruction of coronary artery causing death of an area of the myocardium due to blockage of blood and oxygen supply (aka Heart Attack)
throbolytic
Any agent that dissolves or destroys blood clots
angioplasty
Any endovascular procedure that reopens narrowed blood vessels and restores forward blood flow.
infarct
Area of dead tissue
septicemia
Blood poisoning
CPR
CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
CHF
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
leukemia
Cancer characterized by an increase in abnormal white blood cells
angina
Chest pain
thromb/o
Clot
hemostasis
Control of bleeding.
antihypertensive
DRUG WHICH REDUCES BLOOD PRESSURE
cardiomegaly
ENLARGEMENT OF THE HEART
ECG
Electrocardiogram
arteriosclerosis
Hardening of the arteries
HDL
High Density Lipoprotein
myocarditis
Inflammation of the heart muscle
antiarrhymic
Medication to control irregularities of the heartbeat
hypotension
LOW BLOOD PRESSURE
LDL
Low Density Lipoprotein
-ar
PERTAINING TO
blood pressure cuff
The technical term for this device is sphygmomanometer.
phleb/o
Vein
angi/o
Vessel
cardiac arrthmia
a category abnormal patterns of cardiac electrical activity which reduces pumping efficiency of the heart
holter monitor
a portable electrocardiograph that is worn by an ambulatory patient to continuously monitor the heart rates and rhythms over a 24-hour period
electocardiogram
a record of the electrical activity of the heart that, if abnormal may indicate heart disease
angiostenosis
abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel
cardiac arrythmia
abnormality in rate or rhythm of the heart
aort/o
aorta
CAD
coronary heart disease
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
defirillation
electric shock to the heart
MI
myocardial infarction
fibrilation
rapid, random, ineffective contractions of heart
arteriectomy
surgical removal of part of an artery
