Med Terminolgy

vessels

aorta

artery

fatty plaque

atrium

heart

electric

vein

blood clot

ventricle

heart contraction

heart relaxation

gland

lymph

lymph node

lymph vessel

spleen

death

blood

old

separation, destruction, loosening

hearing

against

slow

rapid

irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat

thickening, hardening, and loss of the elasticity of the arterial walls. leads to altered function of tissues and organs

the most common form of arteriosclerosis. caused bay an accumulation of fatty substances within the walls of the arteries

french for noise. a soft blowing sound heard on auscultation; can be caused by turbulent blood flow.

formation of a blood clot in a deep vein of the body; occurs most frequently in the iliac and femoral veins

a mass of undissolved matter present in a blood or lymphatic vessel. may be solid. liquid. or gaseous. Occlusion of a vessel from an embolus usually results in the development of infarcts

abnormal quivering or contraction of the heart fibers. untreated ventricular fibrillation leads to cardiac arrest and then death. Defibrillation equipment to convert the heart to a normal beat

a local and temporary deficiency of blood supply to tissue. caused by constriction or occlusion of a blood vessel.

an abnormal sound heard on auscultation, caused by defects in the valves or chambers of the heart.

heart attack; caused by partial or complete occlusion of one or mare coronary arteries. results in heart tissue death

rheumatic fever; streptococcal infection that causes damage t the heart valves and hear muscle

swollen, distended veins cause by incompetent venous valves, most often seen in the lower legs

a type of malignant lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic tissue). reed-stemberg cells

acute infection, caused by the epstein-bar virus. characterized by sore throat fever, fever, and enlarged lymph nodes and spleen

blood pressure

congestive heart failure

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

cardiovascular

electrocardiiogram

human immunodeficiency virus

herpes simplex virus

sound

deficiency, blockage

pulse

chest

pulse

wall