med term 5

vessel (usually blood or lymph)

process of recording

widening, widened blood vessel

suture

aorta

hardening

abnormal condition (used primarily with blood cells)

narrowing, stricture

artery

arteriole

inflammation of

fatty plaque

tumor

atrium

pertaining to

ventricle (of heart or brain)

heart

enlargement

heart

pertaining to

vein

vein

pertaining to

blood clot

separation; destruction; loosening

dilated vein

pertaining to; sugar

vessel; vas deferens; duct

involuntary contraction, twitching

vessel

within

heart condition

rapid

record, writing

electricity

instrument for recording

structure, thing

in, within

the muscular layer of the heart

the fibrous sac that encloses the entire heart

around

surgical puncture

excision, removal of

low oxygen content

incision

atria

without rhythm

right ventricle

left ventricle

cardia

septa

bacteria

interventricular septum

interatrial septum

breathing

swallowing, eating

slow

right atrium

left atrium

below

above

the valve that has 3 leaflets or flaps

stone, calculus

rupture

disease

leaflet, flap

blood

expansion, dilation

lungs

small, minute

superior vena cava

inferior vena cava

damaged

healthy

valvular structure of the heart

sino/atri/al

atri/o/ventricul/ar or arteri/o/ven/ous

relaxation

contraction

underdeveloped heart

acute sore throat (choke)

chest

space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube

muscle

death or necrosis

pertaining to

condition

against

producing, forming

ballooning out of the wall of the aorta

gland

clumping, gluing

process (of)

immune, immunity, safe

forming, producing, origin

lymph gland (node)

lymph

forming, production

lymph vessel

swallowing, eating

spleen

thymus gland

cell

protection

against; up; back

surgical repair

pertaining to the chest

resembling

neck

armpit

groin

micro/organ/ism capable of producing disease

loss of large amounts of blood in a short period

pertaining to the vein

phag/o/cyt/ic cell in the spleen

T lympho/cytes or T cells

automatic external defibrillator

automatice implantable cardioverter defibrillator

aortic stenosis

atrial septal defect

arteriosclerotic heart disease

bundle-branch block

blood pressure

coronary artery bypass graft

coronary artery disease

cardiac catheterization; chief complaint

complete heart block

complete heart failure

cardiovascular

cerebrovascular accident; costovertebral angle

deep vein thrombosis

electrocardiogram

electrocardiography

enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

heart failure

implantable cardioverter defibrillator

low density lipoprotein

myocardial infarction

mitro valve prolapse

red blood cell

transient ischemic attack

ultrasound; ultrasonography

endovenous laser ablation; endoluminal laser ablation

high density lipoprotein

aquired immune deficiency syndrome

Epstein-Barr virus

human immunodeficiency virus

ventricular septal defect

white blood cell(s)

herpes simplex virus

Kaposi sarcoma

• pneumocystis pneumonia;
• primary care physician;
• phencyclidine

irregular, random contraction of heart fibers

soft blowing sound heard on ausculation caused by turbulent blood flow

abnormal condition that affects the heart's arteries and produces various pathological effects, especially reduced flow of oxygen and nutrients to the myocardium

formation of a blood clot in a deep vein of the body, occurring most commonly in the iliac and femoral veins

mass of undissolved matter-commonly a blood clot, fatty plaque, or air bubble- that travels through the bloodstream and becomes lodged in a blood vessel

interference with normal conduction of electrical impulses that control activity of the heart muscle

atrioventricular (AV) block in which the atrial electrical impulses are delayed by a fraction of a second before being conducted to the ventricles

AV block in which occasional electrical impulses from the SA node fail to be conducted to the ventricles

AV block in which electrical impulses from the atria fail to reach the ventricles; aka complete heart block (CHB)

condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the metabolic requirement of body tissues; formerly called congestive heart failure (CHF)

consistently elevated blood pressure that is higher than 119/79 mm Hg, causing damage to the blood vessels and, ultimately, the heart

excessive, above, normal

to stretch

inadequate supply of oxygenated blood to a body part due to an interruption of blood flow

to hold, back

blood

mitro valve prolapse, condition in which the leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse into the left atrium during systole, resulting in incomplete closure and backflow of blood

abnormal sound heard on ausculation, caused by defects in the valves or chambers of the heart

myocardial infarction, necrosis of a portion of cardiac muscle caused by partial or complete occlusion of one or more coronary arteries; also called heart attack

failure of the ductus arteriosus to close after birth, resulting in an abnormal opening between the pulmonary artery and the aorta

numbness in fingers or toes due to intermittent constriction of arterioles in the skin

streptococcal infection that causes damage to the heart valves and heart muscle, most commonly in children and young adults

damage to part of the brain due to interruption of its blood supply caused by bleeding within brain tissue or, more commonly, blockage of an artery, also called cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

aggregation of platelets, fibrin, clotting factors, and the cellular elements of the blood attached to the interior wall of a vein or artery, sometimes occluding the lumen of the vessel; also called blood clot

temporary interference in the blood supply to the brain that causes no permanent brain damage

swollen superficial veins that are visible through the skin and usually occur in the legs

deficiency of cellular immunity induced by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), characterized by increasing susceptibility to infections, malignancies, and neurological diseases

malignant disease characterized by painless, progressive enlargement of lymphoid tissue, splenomegaly, and the presence of unique Reed-Sternberg cells in the lymph nodes

acute infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and characterized by a sore throat, fever, fatigue, and enlarged lymph nodes

any of a hetergeneous group of malignant tumors involving lymphoid tissue except for Hodgkin disease; previously called lymphosarcoma

cardia catheterization, insertion of a catheter into the heart through a vein or artery, usually of an arm or leg to provide evaluation of the heart

battery of blood tests performed to determine the presence of cardiac damage

use of ultrasound to evaluate the heart and great vessels and diagnose cardiovascular lesions

creation and study of graphic records produced by electric activity generated by the heart muscle; also called cardiography

monitoring device worn by a patient that records prolonged electrocardiograph readings on a portable tape recorder while the patient conducts normal daily activities

ECG taken under controlled exercise stress conditions while measuring the amount of oxygen consumption

ECG that utilizes a radioisotope to evaluate coronary blood flow

blood test that measures protein released into the blood by damaged heart muscle

removal of living bone marrow tissue, usually taken from the sternum or iliac crest, for microscopic examination

blood test used to screen for an antibody to the AIDS virus

radiographic examination of lymph glands and lymphatic vessels after an injection of a contrast medium

technique used to determine the histocompatibility of tissues used in grafts and transplants with the recipients's tissues and cells; aka histocompatibility testing

any endovascular procedure that reopens narrowed blood vessels and restores forward blood flow, usually using balloon dilation

coronary artery bypass graft, procedure in which a surgeon removes one or more of a patient's peripheral veins and then sutures each end of the vein onto the coronary artery to route blood flow around a blockage in a coronary artery, thus increasing blood flow to the heart

delivery of brief discharges of electricity that pass across the chest to stop a cardiac arrhythmia and restore normal sinus rhythm; aka defibrillation

device designed to administer a defibrillating electric shock to restore normal sinus rhythm

automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator, surgically implanted defibrillator that automatically detects and corrects potentially fata arrhythmias, such as ventricular fibrillations

automatic external defibrillator, portable computerized defibrillator that analyzes the patient's heart rhythm and delivers an electrical shock to stimulate a heart in cardiac arrest

surgical removal of the lining of an artery

surgical removal of plaque and thromboses from an occluded carotid artery

chemical injection into a varicose vein that causes inflammation and formation of fibrous tissue, which closes the vein

plastic or restorative surgery on a valve, especially a cardia valve

removal of lymph vessel

drugs that reduce cholesterol levels by decreasing levels of low-density lipoproteins and triglycerides, and slightly increasing levels of high-density lipoproteins

administration of drugs to dissolve a blood clot