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anatomy and physiology ms.butler
circulatory
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cardi/o or corono
heart
sub
below
vascul/o
vessel
aorto
aorta
pulmon/o
lung
fibr/o
fiber or fibrous
peri
around
viscer/o
viscera
angi/o vas/o vascul/o
vessel
ater/o or ateri/o
artery
arteriol/o
yellow fatty plaque
phleb/o ven/o
vein
venul/o
venule
endocardium
the lining of the heart
myocardium
the muscular middle layer of the heart
pericardium
the sac that encloses the heart
angio pectoris
severe chest pain caused by insufficient blood supply
cardimegaly
enlarged heart
cardiomyopathy
general designation for primary myocardial disease
congenitial heart defect
abnormality present in the heart at birth
congestive heart failure
condition characterized by weakness, sob, and edema, of the lower portion of the body
heart murmur
soft blowing or rasping heart sound
myocardial infraction
deficiency of blood supply to the heart
hypertension
elevated blood pressure
arteriosclerosis
hardening of the arteries
aoritis
inflammation of the aorta
cerebrovascular accident
stroke or stroke syndrome
thrombophlebitis
inflammation of a vein associated with a blood clot
polyarteritis
a disease that involves inflammation of many arteries
aneurysm
ballooning out of the wall of a vessel
thrombosis
condition of a blood clot in a vessel or cavity of the heart
hypertension
increased blood pressure
tachycardia
increased pulse rate
hyperlipidemia
excessive amount of fat in the blood
cardiopulmonary
lungs and heart
endoscope
a tube and an optic system used to observe the inside of a hollow organ or cavity
cardiac pacemaker
an electronic device that can keep the heart rhythm in a reasonable reange
cardiac catherization
passage of a longfelxible tube into the heart chambers through a vein
cardiopulmonary bypass
method used to divert blood away from the heart and lung action
cpr
emergency procedure used to reestablish heart and lung action
echocardiography
use of ultrasound in the diagnosis of the heart
e;ectrpcardiogram
record produced by recording the electrical current of the heart muscle
angiocardiography
radiography of the heart and great vessels
aortoplasty
surgical repair of the aorta
balloon angioplasty
flattening plaque against the arterial wall with a balloon catheter
phlebectomy
surgical excision of a vein
antihypertensions
agents used to reduce high blood pressure
antilipidemics
agents used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood
adenoid/o
adenoids
cervic/o
neck
home/o
sameness
lymphat/o
lymphatics
splen/o
spleen
thromb/o
thrombus or blood clot