Word Parts
ather/o
What is fatty placue?
pain in a vein
What is phlebalgia?
pericardium
What is tissue around the heart?
cessation of the heart muscle
What is a cardiac arrest?
antiarrythmic
What is a drug that opposes an irregular heartbeat?
vein
What is phleb/o or ven/o?
irregular heartbeat
What is arrhythmia?
sloe heartbeat
What is bradycardia?
inflammation of the heart muscle
What is myocarditis?
incision into the heart muscle
What is a cardiomyotomy?
valve
What is valvul/o
pain in the aorta
What is aortalgia?
angiolith
What is a stone formation in the wall of a blood vessel?
swelling of the blood vessels
What is angioedema?
drug that opposes high blood pressure
what is antihypertensive?
vessel
What is angi/o, vas/o, or vascul/o
loss of blood
What is hemorrhage
mass or matter present in the blood
What is an embolus?
inflammation of the tissue lining the inside of the heart
What is endocarditis?
anastomosis
What is the creation of an opening between two normally separate structures?
heart
What is cardi/o
irregular heartbeat
What is dysrhythmia?
hardening of an artery due to build-up of fatty plaque
What is atherosclerosis?
inflammation of the tissue around the heart
What is pericarditis?
endarterectomy
what is the surgical removal of the inside of an artery?
coron/o
What is heart?
chest pain
What is pectoralgia?
involuntary contraction of a vein
What is venospasm?
inflammation of the aorta
what is aortitis?
cardioversion
What is returning the heart to normal rhythm?
aorta
What is aort/o?
oppressive pain in the chest caused by irregular blood flow to the heart
What is angina pectoris?
systolic pressure
What is pressure exerted on blood vessels when the heart is contracting?
low blood pressure
What is hypotension?
suture of a vessel
What is angiorrhaphy?
artery
What is arteri/o?
profuse sweating
what is diaphoresis?
tissue lining the outside of the heart
What is epicardium?
heart failure characterized by the heart cavity being unable to pump all the blood our of itself
What is congestive heart failure (CHF)?
basic life support
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)?
atrium (upper chamber)
What is atri/o
rapid or irregular beating of the heart
What is palpitation?
abnormal heart sound
What is a murmur?
inflammation of the blood vessels
What is vasculitis
drug that opposes the coagulation of the blood
What is an anticoagulant?
septum
What is sept/o?
bluish appearance to the skin - a sign that the tissue is not receiving enough oxygen
What is cyanosis?
quivering or spontaneous contraction of muscle fibers in the heart's atruim
What is atrial fibrillation?
surgical reconstruction of an artery
What is arterioplasty?
ventricle
What is ventricul/o
pressure exerted on blood vessels when the heart is relaxed
What is diastolic pressure?
narrowing of the veins
What is phlebostenosis?
phlebophlebostomy
What is a procedure to create an opening between two veins?