Ch. 8: Cardiovascular Sysyem
Terms
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- Aneurysm/o
- a widening, a widening blood vessel.
- Angi/o
- Vessel ( usually blood or lymph).
- Vascul/o
- Vessel (usually blood or lymph).
- Aort/o
- Aorta
- Arteri/o
- Artery
- Arteriol/o
- Arteriole
- Atri/o
- Atrium
- Ather/o
- Fatty Plaque
- Cardi/o
- Heart
- electr/o
- electricity
- embol/o
- plug
- hemangi/o
- blood vessel
- my/o
- muscle
- phleb/o
- vein
- ven/o
- vein
- scler/o
- Hardening; sclera (white of eye).
- sept/o
- septum
- sphygm/o
- pulse
- sten/o
- narrowing;stricture
- thromb/o
- blood clot
- ventricul/o
- ventricle (of the heart or brain).
- - gram
- record or writing
- -graph
- instrument for recording
- -graphy
- process of recording
- -sphyxia
- pulse
- -stenosis
- narrowing;stricture
- brady-
- slow
- endo-
- in;within
- extra-
- outside
- peri-
- around
- tachy-
- rapid
- trans-
- across
- PTCA
-
Percutaneous Transluminal
Coronary Angioplasty - AST
- Angiotensin sensitivity test
- CPK
- Death of heart tissue
- LDH
- Death of heart tissue
- ASHD
- Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease
- CAD
- Coronary Artery disease
- CCU
- Critical Care Unit
- MI
- Myocardial Infarction
- MVP
- Mital Valve Prolapse
- TMR
- Transmyocardial revascularization (blast holes into the heart)
- EECP
- Enhanced External Counterpulsation (cuffs on legs, increase blood circulation).
- SA
- Sinoatrial node (pacemaker)
- P Wave
- When electricity is in the atrium
- QRS Wave
- When electricity is in the Ventricle.
- T Wave
- Relaxed