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Lesson 31

Terms

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/cordial
relating to the chest overlying the heart
/cuspid
having cusps
/rhythmia
heart rhythm condition
/uresis, /uria
urination, characteristic of the urine
ABG
arterial blood gas
abnormal heart sounds
thrill, murmur, bruit, lift, gallop
afterload, preload
having to do with contractions ??
angina pectoris
chest pain
aort/o
aorta
apic/o
apex, at the tip or top
ather/o
fatty degeneration
atrial flutter
irregular heart beat without a pattern
bas/o, basil/o
base, at the base
cardiac rhythm
sinus rhythm, nodal rhythm
cav/o
vena cava
CHF
congestive heart failure
cor pulmonale
pulmonary heart disease, heart failure
coronary arteries
LAD (left anterior descending), circumflex, collateral, diagonal, obtuse marginal
diaphragm/o
diaphragm
diastole, diastolic
The normal rhythmically occurring relaxation and dilatation of the heart chambers, especially the ventricles, during which they fill with blood
diathesis
A hereditary predisposition of the body to a disease, a group of diseases, an allergy, or another disorder
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
embol/o
embolus, floating clot or foreign body in the blood stream
fibrill/o
fibrillation, quiver
foramen
magnum, ovale, of Monro, Bochdalek, Magendie
heart block
AV block, left bundle branch block (LBBB), right bundle branch block (RBBB)
heart disease classifications
NYHA (New York Heart Association) CCVS (Canadian Cardiovascular Society)
heart tones
S1, S2, S3, S4
hol/o
whole or entire
HTN
hypertension
ino/
related to fiber or fibrous material
jugul/o
jugular vein
JVD
jugular venous distention
kinesi/o, kinesis
motion
LAE, RAE
left arterial enlargement, right arterial enlargement
LVEDP
left ventricular end-diastolic pressure
LVH, LAH, RVH
left ventricle hypertrophy, left atrial hypertrophy, right ventricular hypertrophy
major arteries
carotid, subclavian, celiac axis or trunk, mesenteric, ductus arteriosus (ligamentum arteriosum)
major veins
saphenous, azygos, portal, circle of Willis, ductus venosus
MI
myocardial infarction
mitr/o
mitral or left AV heart valve
mm3, cc, cm3
cubic millimeter, cubic centimeter
neutr/o
neutral, white cells that don\'t stain
pack-year
measurement of smoking history
palpitation
1. A trembling or shaking. 2. Irregular, rapid beating or pulsation of the heart.
patent
1. open, unobstructed, or not closed. 2. apparent, evident.
plaque
1. any patch or flat area. 2. a superficial, solid, elevated skin lesion.
platelet
thrombocyte
PND
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
regurgitation
1. flow in the opposite direction from normal. 2. vomiting.
RHD
rheumatic heart disease
saphen/o
saphenous vein
SBE
subacute bacterial endocarditis
small vessels
arterioles, venules, capillaries
SOB
shortness of breath
sputum
expectoration; matter ejected from the trachea, bronchi, and lungs through the mouth
/sufficient, sufficiency
adequate or functional, condition of adequacy or normal function
systole, systolic
the contraction, or period of contraction, of the heart, especially of the ventricles
valvul/o
valve
varic/o, varicos/o
varicose or pathologically dilated veins

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