Heart
Incision into a heart valve.
What is valvuotomy?
Incision into a vein.
What is phlebotomy?
Mass or matter present in the blood.
What is an embolus?
Excessive loss of blood.
What is a hemorrhage?
Abnormal heart sound
Murmur
Enlarged heart
What is cardiomegaly?
Record of the vessels.
What is an angiogram?
Blockage resulting in decreased blood flow to an organ.
What is ischemia?
Rapid beating of the heart; jumping sensation.
What is a palpitation?
Slow heartbeat
What is bradycardia?
Inflammation of the heart muscle.
What is Myocarditis?
Surgical reconstruction of a vessel.
What is Angioplasty?
Disease of the heart muscle.
What is cardiomyopathy?
Chest pain.
What is angina?
Condition of blue skin
What is cyanosis?
Death of heart tissue.
What is myocardial infarction?
Hardening of the artery due to fatty plaque.
What is Atherosclerosis?
Using ultrasound waves to produce an image of the heart.
What is an echocardiogram?
Irregular heartbeat.
What is an arrhythmia?
Quivering of the atrial heart muscle.
What is Atrial Fibrillation?
Abnormal presence of a hole between the right and left atria.
What is Atrial Septal Defect?
Removal of the inside of the artery.
What is an endarterectomy?
Rupture of an artery
What is arteriorrhexis?
Acute profuse sweating
What is diaphoresis?
Process of recording the electrical activity of the heart.
What is electrocardiography?