cardiovasular system.txt

opening

condition

surgical connection between blood vessels or the joining of one hollow or tubular organ to another

sac formed by a local widening of the wall of an artery usually xaused by injury or disease

to choke

chest

pertaining to

chest pain that occurs when diseased blood vessels restrict blood flow to the heart. it is often referred to as angina

vessel

heart

recording

process of recording the heart and vessels after an intravenous injection of a radiopaque contrast medium

vessel

record

tumor of a blood vessel

vessel

surgical

surgical repair of a blood vessel(s) or a nonsurgical technique for treating diseased arteries by temporarily inflating a tiny balloon inside an artery

vessel

narrowing

condition

condition of the narrowing of a blood vessel

lack of

rhythm

condition

condition in which there is a lack of rhythm of the hearbeat; also called dysrhythmia

artery

pertaining to

pertaining to the artery

arteru

hardening

condition

condition of hardening of arteries

artery

inflammation

inflammation of an artery

electronic device that stimulates impulse initiation within the heart. it is a small battery-opertated device that helps the hear beat in a regular rhythm. some are permanent (internal) and some are temporary (extermal). they can replace a defective natural pacemaker or blocked pathway.

fatty, substance, porridge

tumor

tumor of an artery containing a fatty substance

fatty substance, porridge

hardening

condition

condition of the arteries characterized by the buildup of fatty substances (cholesterol deposits and triglycerides) and hardening of the walls.

atrium

ventricle

pertaining to

pertaining to the atrium and the ventricle

listen to

process

portable automatic device used to restore normal hear rhythm to patients in cardiac arrest. and AED is applied outside the body. it automatically analyzes the patient's heart rhythm and advises the rescuer whether or not a shock is needed to restore a normal hear beat. if the patient's heard resumes beating normally, the heart has been defibrullated.

two

point

habing two points or cusps; pertaining to the mitral valve

slow

heart

condition

condition of abnormally slow hearbeat that is less that 60 beats per minute

noise; a soiund of venous or srterial origin heard on auscultation

heart

pertaining to

loss of effective hear function, which results in cessation of functional circulation. sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) results in sudden death due to cardiac causes rather than to to trauma

heart

study of

one who specializes

physician who specializes in the study of the heart

heart

study of

study of the heart

herart

enlargement, large

enlargement of the heart

meter

instrument to measure

instrument used to measure the action of the heart

heart

muscle

disease

disease of the heart muscle that leads to genetalized deteriorationof the muschle and its pumping ability. ot can be caused by a biral infection, a parasitic infectipon, or overconsumption of alcohol.

heart

small bessel

pertaining to

pertaining to the heart and smalll blood vessels

heart

turning

process

procedure used to treat different types of disruptions in the normal heart rhythm to a normal pattern.

bile

solid (fat)

wax, fatlike substance in the bloodstream of all animals. it is believed to be dangerous when it builds up on arterial walls and contribu\res to the risk of coronary heart disease.

circulat

process

process of movving the blood in the veins and arteries throughtour the body

to limp

process

process of lameness or limping. it is a dull, cramping pain in the hips, thights, calves, or buttocks caised bu an inadequate supplu of oxugen to the muscles, usually die to narrowed ateries. it is one of the major sumptoms in peripheral artery disease (PAD)/

togerher, with

to draw, to bind

process

process of drasing together, as in the narrowing of a vessel

surgical procedure performed to increase blood flow to the myocardium by using a section of a saphenous bein or internal mammary artery to bypass the obstricted or occluded coronary artery

also referred to as coronary artery disease (CAD), refers to the narrowing to the ciribart arteries sufficient to prevent adequate blood supply to myocardium.

dark blue

condition

abnormal condition of the skin and mucous membranes caused by oxygen deficiency in the blood. the skin, figernails, and mucous membranes can appear slightly bluish or grayish.

machine that helps restore a normal hear rhythm by delivering an electric shock; aslo called a cardioverter.

relaxation phase of the heart cycle during which the heart muscle relaxes and the heart chambers fill with blood

difficult, abnormal

rhythm

condition

abnormal, difficult, or bad rhythm. dysrhythmia is also referred to as an arrhthmia.

reflected sound

heart

recording

noninvasive ultrasound method for evaluating the heat for vavular or structural defects and coronary artery disease

electricity

heart

instrument for recording

a throughing in

condition

condition in which there is an obstruction of a blood vessel by foreign substances or a blood clot

within

artery

surgical excision

surgical excision of the inner portion of an artery

within

heart

tissue

innerlining of the heart

outside

body

process

pertaining to the circulation of the blood outside the body via a heart lung machine or hemodialyzer

fibrils (small fibers0

process

quivering or spontaneous contraction of indiv idual muscle fibers, an ab normal bioelectric potential occurring in neuropathies and myopathies

condition of the heartbeat in which the contraction become exremely rapid. with atrial flutter, the hearbeat is 200 to 400 beats perminure. with vetricular flutter, the heartbeat is 250 beats or more per minute.

disorder in which the heart loses its ability to pump blood efficiently. left sided heart failure (CHF)

surgical process of transferring the heart and lungs from a donor to a patient

blood

vessel

tumor

genign tumor of a blood vessel

power

pertaining to

pertaining to the study of the heart's ability to function as a pump; the movement of the blood and its pressure

excessive

fat

blood

excessive, above

pressure

process

low blood pressure

infarct (necrosis of an area)

process

process of development of an infarct, which is necrosis of tissue resulting from obsructiion of blood flow

to hold back

blood condition

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