WCUI - Smith Chason College: MT-200 Chapter 6-9 Summary

Medical terminology and concepts related to the cardiovascular, blood, respiratory, and digestive systems.

Systole

Contraction of the heart muscle

Diastole

Relaxation of the heart muscle

-Tomy

To cut in, incise

-Pathy

A disease condition

-Ectomy

Surgical removal

-Gram

Record

-Tension

Pressure

Arrhythmia

Any abnormal cardiac rhythm

Magaly

Enlargement

Plasty

Surgical repair

Electrocardiogram

Measuring of the electrical activity of the heart

Semilunar

Pertaining to a half moon (Pulmonary and aortic)

Mitral valve's other name

Bicuspid valve

Valve between right atrium and right ventricle

Tricuspid valve

Stethoscope

Tool for listening to heart sounds

Sphygmomanometer

Instrument used for measuring blood pressure

Auscultate

Listen using stethoscope

Intercostal

Between the ribs

Inter-

Between

Atherosclerosis

Hardening of the arteries due to deposition of plaque of fat

Hypertension

High blood pressure (over 140/90 mm Hg)

Cardiomegaly

Abnormally large heart

Angina

Chest pain with effort due to narrowing of the vessels of the heart

Angiogram

X-ray of blood vessels using contrast material injected into the veins

Necrosis

Death of tissue due to disease

Myocardial infarction (MI)

Death of the muscle of the heart due to complete obstruction of a blood vessel that supply the muscle of the heart

Thrombosis

Blood clot inside the blood vessel - can cause heart attack or stroke

Anoxia

Condition without oxygen

Hypoxia

Deficient (Low) in oxygen

Echocardiogram

Diagnostic ultrasound exam for evaluating heart function

Endarterectomy

Surgical removal of artery plaque

Embolus

A blood clot that left its site of development and traveled - move - circulate via the blood to another location

Tachycardia

Fast heart rate (more than 100 beats/min)

Bradycardia

Slow heart rate (Less than 60 beats/min)

SA node

Pacemaker of the heart

Palpitation

Feeling of having fast beating pounding heart

Asystole

Absence of heart contraction

Endo-

Inside

Exo-

Outside

Pre-

Before

Post-

After

-O/tomy

Surgical incision

Penia

Lacking, deficient

Oid

Resembling

Plasia

Growth-formation

Emesis

Vomiting

Scopy

Procedure to visual exam of hollow organs

Scope

A device to do visual examination of hollow organs

Emia

Blood condition

Ischemia

Inadequate (withholding) of blood from tissues or organs

Sublingual

Under the tongue

Stenosis

Narrowing

Incompetence

Is when the valve does not close fully and blood can regurgitate.

Tamponade

Inability of the contract and expand normally and cardiac output falls, due to collection of fluid in the pericardial sac.

Atheroma

Arteries become narrowed by plaque deposits

The P wave

Atria contract-Systole-Depolarization.

QRS

Ventricles contract

T wave

Ventricular repolarization (recover)

NSAID

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen, which are commonly used to treat musculoskeletal disorders

HDL

High-density lipoprotein, the good cholesterol, is needs to be high. Normal level in blood should be>60 mg/dl.

LDL

Low-density lipoprotein, the bad cholesterol, is needs to be low. Normal level in blood should be<100 mg/dl.

CPR

Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation

SOB

Shortness of breath (Dyspnea)

Hgb

Hemoglobin

EKG=ECG= Electrocardiogram

Electrical activity record of the heart

PVD

Peripheral vascular disease, the general term describing all the disorders of the systemic arterial and venous systems

DVT

Deep vein thrombosis, a blood clot in a deep vein, often due to reduced blood flow

CBC

Complete Blood Count, it gives information about the number of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in the blood

Olfaction

Smell

Phleb

Vein

Serum

The plasma without clotting proteins

Hem/o, hem/ato

Blood

Cyanosis

Bluish discoloration of the skin due to low oxygen levels

Pallor

Paleness of the skin

Heparin

An anticoagulant that is secreted by basophiles

Anticoagulant

Drug that decreases blood clotting

-lysis

Destruction

-Um

Structure

-Phil

Love- to like

Edema

Collection of fluid in the tissues

Hematocrit

Percentage of red blood cells to the volume of blood.

Iron deficiency anemia

Anemia due to decrease of iron

Hemolytic anemia

Anemia due break down of the RBC’s

Pancytopenia

Anemia due to decrease of all the blood cells

Pernicious anemia

Anemia due to decrease of vitamin B12 due to absence of the intrinsic factor

Sickle cell anemia

Hereditary anemia leadib=ng to the formation of abnormal hemoglobin with crescent like RBC’s

Leukemia

Cancer of the white blood cells

Leukocytosis

Increase number of WBC’s to fight infection

Leukpenia

Low white blood cells

Hematoma

Bruise

Immunity

A state of being protected

Tonsillectomy

Surgical removal of the tonsils

Lymphaden/o

Lymph node or gland

Lymphangiogram

Record or image of the lymph vessels

Pneum/o

Lung or air

Epistaxis

Bleeding from the nares (nostrils) of the nose

Pneumonitis

Pneumonia, infection of the lung

Eupnea

Normal breathing (16-24 breaths per minute)

Bradypnea

Slow breathing (below 16 breathing/min.)

Thrombophlebitis

Clot formation causing vein inflammation