Term |
Definition |
angi/o |
vessel |
aort/o |
aorta |
arter/o, arteri/o |
artery |
ather/o |
yellowish plaque, fatty substance |
atri/o |
atrium, upper heart chamber |
brachi/o |
arm |
cardi/o |
heart |
cholesterol/o |
cholesterol |
coron/o |
heart |
cyan/o |
blue |
myx/o |
mucus |
ox/o |
oxygen |
pericardi/o |
pericardium |
phleb/o |
vein |
rrhythm/o |
rhythm |
sphygm/o |
pulse |
steth/o |
chest |
thromb/o |
clot |
valvul/o, valv/o |
valve |
vas/o |
vessel |
vascul/o |
vessel |
ven/o, ven/i |
vein |
ventricul/o |
ventricle, lower heart chamber |
-constriction |
narrowing |
-dilation |
widening |
-emia |
blood condition |
-graphy |
process of recording |
-lysis |
to breakdown |
-megaly |
enlargement |
-meter |
measure |
-oma |
mass, tumor |
-osis |
condition |
-plasty |
surgical repair |
-sclerosis |
hardening |
-stenosis |
tightening |
-tomy |
to cut |
a-, an- |
no, not, without |
brady- |
slow |
de- |
down, removal of |
dys- |
abnormal |
endo- |
within |
hyper- |
above, excessive |
hypo- |
below, deficient |
inter- |
between |
peri- |
surrounding |
tachy- |
fast, rapid |
tetra- |
four |
tri- |
three |
angiogram |
record of a blood vessel
|
angioplasty |
surgical repair of a blood vessel
|
aortic stenosis |
narrowing of the aorta |
arteriosclerosis |
hardening of the arteries |
arterial anastomosis |
surgical connection between arteries |
atherectomy |
removal of fatty mass in a vessel |
atheroma |
collection of fatty material in an artery |
atherosclerosis |
hardening of arteries with deposit of fatty substance |
atrial |
pertaining to an upper chamber of the heart |
Atrioventricular |
pertaining to an atrium and ventricle |
brachial artery |
artery that branches from the aorta to bring blood to the arm |
Bradycardia |
Slow heartbeat |
cardiomegaly |
Enlargement of the heart |
cardiomyopathy |
Disease of heart muscle |
coronary arteries |
arteries branch from the aorta to bring oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle |
cyanosis |
bluish discoloration |
diastole |
relaxation phase of the heartbeat |
electrocardiogram |
record of electricity in the heart |
endocardium |
inner lining of the heart |
endothelium |
innermost lining of blood vessels |
hypercholesterolemia |
condition of excessive cholesterol in blood |
hypoxia |
inadequate O2 in tissues |
interventricular septum |
wall separating the ventricles of heart |
mitral valve |
valve between left atrium and left ventricle |
mitral valvulitis |
inflammation of the mitral valve |
myxoma |
benign tumor of the heart |
pericardiocentesis |
surgical puncture of the pericardium |
pericardium |
membrane surrounding heart |
endarterectomy |
removal of inner lining of artery |
atheroma |
collection of fatty material in an artery |
arterial anastomosis |
surgical connection between arteries |
tachycardia |
fast heartbeat |
phlebotomy |
incision of a vein |
systole |
contraction phase of the heartbeat |
sphygmomanometer |
instrument to measure blood pressure |
pulse |
beat of the heart |
venule |
small vein |
vena cava |
largest vein in the body |