Clinical Procedures
Widening of a blood vessel:
vasodilation
Condition of abnormal heart rhythm:
arrhythmia
Muscle layer of the heart:
myocardium
fast heartbeat:
tachycardia
vas/o:
vessel
Removal of plaque from inner lining of an artery:
endarterectomy
Disease condition of heart muscle:
cardiomyopathy
The largest artery in the body is the
aorta
Destruction of clots:
thrombolysis
ven/o:
vein
Traveling clot that suddenly blocks a blood vessel
embolus
Enlargement of the heart:
Cardiomegaly
The only veins that carry oxygen-rich blood
pulmonary veins
slow heartbeat:
bradycardia
thromb/o:
clot
Blood clot forms in a large lower limb vessel:
deep vein thrombosis
High levels of cholesterol in the bloodstream:
hypercholesterolemia
Two upper chambers of the heart
atria
Contraction phase of the heartbeat.
systole
valvul/o:
valve
Four separate congenital heart defects:
Tetralogy of Fallot
Abnormal condition of blue coloration of the skin:
cyanosis
Two lower chambers of the heart
ventricles
Relaxation phase of the heartbeat:
diastole
axill/o:
armpit