Medical terminology chapter 5

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-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


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