Medical Terminology Cardiovascular

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angi/vas

vessel
hemangi

blood vessel
athero

fatty plaque
phleb/ven

vein
lipid

fat
aneurysm

ballooning of artery wall cause by weakness of wall
thrombosis

presence of a blood clot
embolism

blood clot that is moving through the blood vessel
angina

cardiac pain which result from lack of oxygen to heart muscle
tachycardia

fast heart beat
bradycardia

slow heart beat
endocarditis

inflammation of inner heart
hypotension

low blood pressure
hypertension

high blood pressure
arrhythmia

irregular heart beat not normal heart beat
atrial fibrillation

abnormal heart beat that effects the atirum; a fast irregular beat 300~400 bpm
myocardial infarction (MI)

heart attack
cogestive heart failure (CHF)

fluid around the heart, could be result of not functing properly
atherosclerosis

accumulation of fatty deposit on the inner aterial wall (cholestorl)
arteriosclerotic heart disease (ASHD)

hardening of arteries
mitral valve prolapse (MVP)

backward flow of blood into the left atrium due to protusion of mitral valve into the atrium
ischemia

inadequate circulation of blood through a body part, which can cause death of that body part
hypercholesterolemia

too much cholesterol in the blood
pacemaker

man made pacemaker to keep a beat of heart
embolectomy

removal of a blood clot
cardiac catheterization

inserting a catheter into the heart to view inside of heart
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)

a balloon catheter use to open a passegway inside of blood vessel so blood can flow freely
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

bypass a block area to improve blood flow
echocardiography

process of recording the heart sound
ventriculography

process of recording of the ventricular function

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Medical Terminology Cardiovascular

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Medical Terminology Cardiovascular

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2012-03-28T18:47:43Z

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