CV Med Terms Flashcards by Alicia Colbaugh

Flashcards in CV Med Terms Deck (21)

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Resembling a pulse

Sphygmoid

Localized abnormal dilation of a vessel, usually an artery

Aneurysm

Tubular space or channel within any organ or structure of the body

Lumen

Passage of a heart catch into the heart through a vein or artery

Cardiac catheterization

Profuse sweating

Diaphoresis

Procedure for recording electrical excitation to the heart

Electrocardiogram

Tumor of fatty plaque

Atheroma

Common and occasionally serious condition in which the leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse into the left atrium during systole causing a characteristic murmur heard on auscultation

Mitral valve prolapse

Chest pain

Angina

Disease or weakening of the heart muscle that reminisces heart function

Cardiomyopathy

Blood clot that forms in the deep veins of the body especially those in the legs or thighs

Deep vein thrombosis DVT

Soft blowing sound heard on auscultation; murmur

Bruit

Sensation of an irregular heart beat pounding racing skipping a beat or flutter

Palpation

Localized tissue necrosis due to cessation of blood supply

Infarction

Abnormally rapid uncoordinated quivering of the my radium that affect the atria or the ventricles

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Resembling a pulse

Sphygmoid

Localized abnormal dilation of a vessel, usually an artery

Aneurysm

Tubular space or channel within any organ or structure of the body

Lumen

Passage of a heart catch into the heart through a vein or artery

Cardiac catheterization

Profuse sweating

Diaphoresis

Procedure for recording electrical excitation to the heart

Electrocardiogram

Tumor of fatty plaque

Atheroma

Common and occasionally serious condition in which the leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse into the left atrium during systole causing a characteristic murmur heard on auscultation

Mitral valve prolapse

Chest pain

Angina

Disease or weakening of the heart muscle that reminisces heart function

Cardiomyopathy

Blood clot that forms in the deep veins of the body especially those in the legs or thighs

Deep vein thrombosis DVT

Soft blowing sound heard on auscultation; murmur

Bruit

Sensation of an irregular heart beat pounding racing skipping a beat or flutter

Palpation

Localized tissue necrosis due to cessation of blood supply

Infarction

Abnormally rapid uncoordinated quivering of the my radium that affect the atria or the ventricles

Fibrillation

Narrowing of a vessel

Coarctation

CC

Cardiac cath

DVT

Deep vein thrombosis

MI

Myocardial infacrtion

CAD

Coronary artery disease

Surgical repair of a vessel

Angioplasty

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