cardio terms

cyanosis

turning blue

prone

face down

supine

face up

Dyspnea

shortness of breath

Diaphoresis

excessive sweating different than normal sweating

Syncope (SIN-ko-pea)

Fainting

Angina

chest pain

constrict/o

to draw together

dilat/o

to expand

angiography (an-jee-OG-rah-fee)

Graphy- process of recording

angioplasty

plasty- surgical repair, surgical reconstruction

angiospasm

spasm- sudden, involuntary contraction

aort/o

aorta

aortostenosis

stenosis- narrowing of the aorta

aortotomy (ay-or-tot-eh-mee)

tomy- incision into the aorta

transaortic

ic- pertaining to trans— across the aorta

arteriography

graphy— process of recording the arteries

arteriole

ole- small arteries

arteriosclerosis

sclerosis— hardening of the arteries

arteriostenosis

stenosis-narrowing of an artery

endarterectomy

ectomy- surgical removal: excision endo— within (removal of inner lining of the arterial wall.)

Ather/o

fatty debris; fatty plaque

atheroma

oma- mass; tumor

atherosclerosis

sclerosis- hardening

atherectomy

ectomy—excision removal

atri/o

atrium (upper chamber of the heart)

interatrial septum

al- pertaining to inter— between septum— wall (wall between the atria)

cardi/o

heart

cardiologist

logist— specialist in the study of the diagnosis

cardiology

logy- study of the heart

cardiomegaly

megaly— enlargement of the heart

electrocardiogram

gram— record electr/o = electric (record electrical activity of the heart)

myocardinal

al- pertaining to my/o= muscle ( pertaining to the heart muscle)

cardiomyopathy

pathy- disease my/o= muscle (disease of the heart muscle)

pancarditis

itis= inflammation pan=all (inflammation of all the walls of the heart)

pericarditis

itis= inflammation peri=around (structure surrounding the heart)

coron/o

crown

coronary arteries

-ary= pertaining to (the arteries that supply the heart with blood)

echocardiogram

gram=record

embolus

us=condition; thing (a plug of clotted blood that is transported through the bloodstream

myocardial ischemia

emia= blood condition

al= pertaining to

A hold back of blood to the heart muscle

phleb/o

vein

phlebothrombosis

-osis= abnormal condition

thromb/o= clot

abnormal condition of clots in a vein

thrombophlebitis

itis= inflammation (of a vein with clot formation)

rhythm/o

rhythm

arrhythmia

ia= state of; condition ;

process a(n)= no;not (deviation from the normal heart rhythm

scler/o

hardening

sclerotherapy

injection of a solution into a vein for the purpose of destroying the veins inner lining by hardening

thromb/o

clot

thrombus

a blood clot that obstructs a blood vessel

valvul/o

valve

valvuloplasty

plasty- surgical repair ( of a valve)

varic/o

twisted and swollen

varicose veins

-ose= pertaining to (twisted, swollen superficial veins)

avascular

ar= pertaining to

a= no; not; lack of (pertaining to no blood vessels)

cerebrovascular accident

ar= pertaining to

cerebr/o = brain (disturbance in the flow of blood to one or more parts of the brain aka a stroke)

extravasation

ion= process

extra= outside (escape of fluid into the surrounding tissue)

vasoconstriction

narrowing of a vessel

vasodilation

dilat/o= to expand/ widen
widening of the vessel

venous

pertaining to a vein

venule

ule= small (small vein )

ventricul/o

ventricle (lower chamber of the heart)

interventricular septum

inter= between

septum= wall (pertaining to the wall between the ventricles)

ectasis

dilation; dilatation; stretching

angiectasis

angi/o= vessel

dilation of a blood vessel

bradycardia

-ia= condition; state of

brady= slow (slow heartbeat)

tachycardia

tachy= fast (fast heartbeat)