Cardiovascular System 10

Medical Terminology

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double-layered membrane surrounding the heart

pericardium

muscular, inner layer of the heart

myocardium

record of the electrical flow through the heart

electrocardiogram

valve between the right upper and lower chambers of the heart

tricuspid valve

partition or wall separating the chambers of the heart

septum

wall separating the right and left ventricles

interventricular septum

lower chambers of the heart (plural)

ventricles

blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle

coronary arteries

pertaining to the upper and lower chambers of the heart

atrioventricular

enlargement of the heart muscle

cardiomegaly

disease of the heart muscle

cardiomyopathy

surgical puncture to remove fluid from the space around the heart

pericardiocentesis

arteries that surround the the outside of the heart

coronary arteries

surgical repair of a valve

valvuloplasty

in congestive heart failure the heart is too weak to...

pump efficiently

shows the structure and movement of the heart through echoes generated by sound waves whichproduce images

echocardiography (ECHO)