Medical Terminology:A Short Course- Appendix 1-Cardiovascular System Flashcard

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angi/o

Vessel

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

cardi/o

heart

(*)coron/o

(*)heart

phleb/o

vein

(*)ven/o

(*)vein

venul/o

venule

Aneurysm

Local widening of an artery (caused by weakness in the arterial wall ) (or breakdown of the wall from atherosclerosis)

Angina

Chest pain (caused by decrease blood flow to heart muscle ) (also called angina pectoris"Chest")

Arrhythmia

Abnormal heartbeat (rhythm); (fibrillation and flutter are examples)

Atherosclerosis

fatty buildup in arteries (Hardening of arteries with a collection of cholesterol-like plaque.) (a condition that occurs when fatty substances build up on the inner lining of arteries)

Congestive heart failure

inability to pump enough blood (to avoid congestion in the tissues, causing pulmonary edema)

Hypertension

high blood pressure

Myocardial infarction

Heart attack (an infarction in an area of dead (necrotic) tissue)

Shock

a group of signs and symptoms indicating poor oxygen supply to tissues and insufficient return of blood to the heart (paleness of skin, weak and rapid pulse, shallow breathing)