Arterial Terms

Ligation

Act of binding or tying off blood vessels; may be used in conjunction with vein stripping or removal of vein

Lymphedema

Swelling due to abnormal accumulation of lymph fluid within the tissues

Necrosis

Tissue death

Neuropathy

Disease of the nerves

Occlusive

Complete blockage or narrowing of blood vessel

Outflow

Act or process of flowing out

Pallor

White or paleness of skin

Percutaneous

Through the skin

Perfusion

Supply of oxygen to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of the body because of the flow of blood through the capillaries

Physiologic

Body process

Plethysmography

Any technique for measuring changes in volume of blood in a part of the body

Pneumatic

Air, gas, or lungs

Reactive Hyperemia

Bright red flush on the skin occurring after pressure release

Rest Pain

Critical limb ischemia; critical form of PAD (peripheral arterial disease). When the patient is resting with the limb elevated above or at the heart level and has pain

Transcutaneous

Across the skin

Ulceration

Formation of an ulcer

Vasculitis

Inflammation of the blood vessels

Vasospasm

Involuntary contraction of a blood vessel