Terminolgoy 8
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- varicose
- abnormally distended, twisted vessels, especially veins
- venous
- pertaining to a vein or the veins
- ischemia
- local and temporary lack of blood flow due to the mechanical obstruction of the circulation to a part of the body
- athero-
- deposit of soft, pasty material
- stenosis
- the abnormal narrowing of a passage or opening, such as a blood vessel or heart valve
- corestenoma
- a narrowing or partial occlusion of the pupil
- atherosclerosis
- a common form of arteriosclerosis characterized by irregularly distributed lipid deposits in the tunica intima/ interna of large and medium-sized arteries
- sphygm/o
- pulse
- topical
- pertaining to a definite place or locality
- tachy-
- rapid, quick
- ino-
- an obsolete prefix for fiber
- vascular
- pertaining to or containing blood vessels; indicative of a copious blood supply
- veno-
- veins
- -malacia
- softening
- arteri/o
- artery
- ortho-
- 1. straight, correct 2. normal
- costochondral
- pertaining to the cartilage that is attached to the ribs
- varico-
- 1) A dilated vein 2) an enlarged and twisted vein, artery, or lymphatic vessel
- angi/o
- 1. blood or lymph vessels 2. A covering/ enclosure
- osteomalacia
- a disease characterized by a gradual softening and bending of the bones, accompanied by carying severity of pain
- infarct
- an area of necrosis due to sudden, localized ischemia
- angiogram
- an x-ray of the blood vessels following injection with radio-opaque material
- coronary
- relating to or resembling a crown, is usually applied to the arteries that encircle and supply blood to the myocardium
- inotropic
- influencing the contractility of muscle cells (fibers)
- isch/o
- to restrain, hold back, or repress
- auscultate
- to examine, by listening to sounds produced by the movement of gases or liquids within the body
- tachycardia
- abnormally rapid heartbeat (usually applied to heart rates faster than 100 bpm)
- sphygmomanometer
- an instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure
- cost/o
- rib or ribs
- -tropic
- changing, a turning forward, having affinity for
- vasomotor
- causing dilation or constriction of the blood vessels, or denoting nerves with such action
- syncope
- a sudden, and generally temporary loss of consciousness and postural tone, due to inadequate flow of oxygenated blood to the brain (fainting)
- orthostatic
- pertaining to the upright position of the body
- aneurysm
- a localized, balloon-like dilation or swelling in the wall of an artery or cardiac chamber
- malacia
- a softing or loss of consistency and contiguity in any organ or tissue
- costa
- the ribs
- vas/o
- blood vessel
- venesection
- the puncture of a vein, usually to withdraw blood or inject a solution
- chronic
- relating to a health- related state or condition persisting over a long period of time
- brady-
- slow
- top/o
- place, location, position
- arrhythmia
- loss/lack of rhythm; any deviation from the normal rhythm of the heart
- chron/o
- time
- angioscopy
- insertion of a fiberoptic catheter through a peripheral artery to view the interior of blood vessels, esp. pulmonary arteries
- sten/o
- narrowness, constriction
- ectopic
- in an abnormal location; out of place
- bradycardia
- abnormally slow heartbeat (usually applied to heart rates slower than 60 bmp)
- chronotropism
- modification of the rate of a periodic movement, such as the heartbeat, via some external influence
- chronotropic
- affecting the rate of rhythmic movements, such as the heartbeat
- vene-
- veins
- paroxysm
- 1) a sudden, violent attack, or a spasm or convulsion 2) the abrupt onset or worsening of symptoms or recurrence of a disease
- core-
- the pupil of the eye
- arteriosclerosis
- collection of several pathological conditions in which the walls of the blood vessels become thickened and hardened, losing their elasticity