Cardiovascular System - Medical Terminology ✨

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-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-ectomy (like appendectomy)

surgical removal or excision

manometer

instrument to measure pressure

-rrhexis (like cardiorrehexis)

rupture

-stenosis (like arterioSTENosis)= narrowing

-sclerosis (like arterioSCLEROsis)

hardening

angi-

vessel

ather-

fatty substance

atrium

each of the two upper cavities of the heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles.

corpor-

body

cutane-

skin

duct-

to bring

embol- (like embolism)

plug or blockage

isch-

to hold back

mediastinum

a space in your chest that holds your heart

orth-

straight

pector-al

pertaining to chest

steth-

chest

thorac-

chest cavity (root)

phleb-

vein

pulmon-

lung

thromb-

clot

tom-

cut

varic- (like varicose vein)

dilated vein

sphugm-

pulse

Sphygmomanometer

instrument to measure blood pressure

-gram

written record

vessels

veins, capillaries, and arteries

vein

a type of vessel

pericardium

the double layered sac around the heart

Endocardium, ___ , Epicardium

Myocardium

___ , Myocardium, Epicardium

Endocardium

Endocardium, Myocardium , ___

Epicardium

interatrial septum

the wall between the right and left atria

interventricular septum

the wall between the right and left ventricle

tricuspid valve (larger side of heart)

between the right atrium and right ventricle

bicuspid (smaller side of heart)

between the left atrium and left ventricle

pulmonary (semilunar) valve (top blue right to bottom left)

between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery

aortic (semilunar) valve (top red right to bottom right)

between the left ventricle and left aorta

artherosclerosis

hardening of arteries caused by fat build up along the walls

congestive heart failure (CHF)

heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle

aneurysm

an artery has a weakened wall causing it to swell like a balloon

varicose veins

swollen and dilated veins

-itis (like pericarditis)

inflammation

pericarditis

the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed

cardiac enzymes

a test that may indicate heart muscle damage

EKG or ECG

electrocardiography (included in stress tests)

coron-

crown, often referred to what encircles the heart (like in coronary arteries)

open heart surgery

coronary artery bypass graft (CABG - a blood vessel is taken from somewhere else in the body to replace a closed vessel on the heart)

Acute Myocardial infarction (AMI)

heart attack (blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked)

arteries

carry blood AWAY from the heart

veins

carry blood TO the heart

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast