Which of the following are elements of the cardiovascular system?

atriomegaly

Enlargement of the atrium

sphygm/o

pulse

vasography

recording vessels and ducts

Coronary

relating to or denoting the arteries that surround and supply the heart.

sept/o

septum

extracorporeal

situated or occurring outside the body.

brady-

slow

bruit

soft, blowing sound heard on auscultations and associated valvular action.

venostasis

standing still maintenance of a constant level of veins.

varicose

sugar dilating the veins

embolectomy

surgical removal of an embolus

Valvuplasty

surgical repair of valve

valv/o, valvul/o

valve

phleb/o, ven/o

vein

ventricul/o

ventricle (of the heart or brain)

angi/o, vascul/o

vessel (usually blood or lymph)

Leaflets

Flat, leaf-shaped structures that comprise the valve of the heart and prevent the back flow of blood.

septostomy

Forming an opening mouth in the septum

sphygmoid

Resembling a pulse

arteriorrhexis

Rupture of an artery.

Paplitation

Sensation of an irregular heartbeat, commonly described as pounding. racing, skipping a beat or flutter.

Rheumatic heart disease

Serious pathological condition resulting from rheumatic fever, commonly causing permanent scarring of the heart valve, especially mitral valve.

arteriole

Small artery

Mitral Valve prolapse (MVP)

Structural defect in which the mitral (bicuspid) valve leaflet prolapse into the left atrium during ventricular contraction (systole), resulting in in-complete closure and back flow of blood.

Aneurysmorrhaphy

The surgical suture of the sac of an aneurysm.

Phlebitis

Inflammation of a deep or superficial vein of the arms or legs (more commonly the legs)

phlebitis

Inflammation of veins

vasculitis

Inflammation of vessels or lymphs.

stethoscope

Instrument for viewing chest

sphygmomanometer

Instrument to measure pressure of pulse.

Viscosity

Thickness or a measure of how resistant a liquid is to flowing.

Vasoconstriction

Narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel that limits blood flow, usually as a result of diseases, medications, or physiological processes.

hypertension

To stretch, pressure excessive and above normal.

cardiotonic

Tone of the heart

Thrombosis

Abnormal condition in which a blood clot develops in a vessel and obstructs it at the site of its formation.

arteriol/o

Arteriole

Syncope

Partial or complete loss of consciousness usually caused by a decreased supply of blood to the brain; also called fainting

ventricular

Pertaining to veins of heart or brain

Lumen

Tubular space or channel within an organ or structure of the body; space within and artery, vein, intestines or tube.

venule

Vein

Vasodilation

Widening of the lumen of a blood vessel caused by the relaxing of the muscle of a vascular walls.

Cardiomegaly

abnormal enlargement of the heart.

trans-

across

angiogram

an X-ray photograph of blood or lymph vessels, made by angiography.

ischemia

an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles.

Aort/o

aorta

peri-

around

arteri/o

artery

Atri/o

atrium

Regularities

back flow or ejecting of contents through an opening

thromb/o

blood clot

hemangi/o

blood vessel

angina

choking pain, chest pain caused by obstruction or spasm of the coronary arteries that decrease blood flow to the myocardium.

sphincters

circular muscles found in a tubular structure or hollow organ that constrict or dilate or regulate passage of substance through its opening.

peripheral artery

common circulatory disorder characterized by a reduced flow of blood to the extremities, especially the legs, resulting in muscle cramping and pain, and commonly the result of atherosclerosis.

Deep vein thrombosis

Blood clot that forms in the deep veins of the body, especially those in the legs or thighs; also called deep venous thrombosis

pectus

Chest

atheroma

degeneration of the walls of the arteries caused by accumulated fatty deposits and scar tissue, and leading to restriction of the circulation and a risk of thrombosis. the fatty material that forms plaques in the arteries.

thrombolysis

destruction, separation, loosening of blood clot.

hemangiectasis

dilatation of blood vessels.

cardiomyopathy

disease or weakening of heart muscles that diminishes cardiac function

heart failure

disorder that occurs when the heart is unable to effectively pump the quantity of blood required by the body

electr/o

electricity

hypertension

elevated blood pressure persistently higher than 140/90 mm Hg

embol/o

embolus (plug)

hyperlipidemia

excessive amounts of lipids (cholesterol, phospholipids and triglycerides)

ather/o

fatty plaque

scler/o

hardening; sclera (white of eye)

cardi/o, coron/o

heart

-cardia

heart condition

endo-

in, within

Valvotomy

incision of valve.

embolism

intravascular mass that dislodges from one part of the body and causes a blocked in another area, commonly leading to life-threatening situations.

arrhythmia

irregularity in the rate or rhythm of heart. Abnormal or slow heart rate (less than 60 bpm and more than 200 in adults)

hypotension

low blood pressure persistently lower than 90/60 mm Hg

my/o

muscle

coarctation

narrowing of a vessel especially the Aorta

aortostenosis

narrowing of the aorta.

-stenosis

narrowing, stricture

sten/o

narrowing, stricture

arteriolitis

nflammation of the arterioles.

extra-

outside

stenotic

pertaining to narrowing or stricture