| A | B |
|---|
| aden (o) | gland |
| angi (o) | vessel |
| arteriol (o) | arteriole |
| mediastin (o) | mediastinum |
| ox (i) | oxygen |
| phleb (o) | vein |
| pulmon (o) | lung |
| steth (o) | chest |
| thym(o) | chest |
| ven(o) | vein |
| antiarrhythmic | acting against an irregular hear beat |
| aortopathy | any disease ot the aorta |
| systole | contraction of the heart |
| adenoidectomy | excision of the adonoids |
| endocarditis | inflammation of the endocardium |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| atriventricular | pertaining to an atrium and ventricular |
| lymphography | radiography of the lymph vessels |
| tonsillectomy | removal of the tonsils |
| thymona | tumor of the thymus |
| asystole | cardiac arrest, absence of heart beat |
| atriomegaly | abnormal enlargement of an atrium |
| ventricular septal defect | abnormal opening in part of the septum dividing the 2 ventricles |
| pericardium | inflammation of the sac that encloses the heart |
| hypertension | increased blood pressure |
| distole | relaxation of the ventricles |
| stethoscope | an instrument used to hear sounds of breathing or intestinal action,to take blood pressure |
| tachycardia | increased heart beat |
| defibrillator | an instrument used to stop fibriluation |
| angioplasty | surgical repair of blood vessel |
| cardiovascular | blood vessels and the heart |
| lymphangioma | a tumor of the lymph vessels |
| arteriopathy | any disease of the arteries |
| aneurysm | localized dilation or ballooning out of the wall of a vessel |
| splenorrhaphy | suture of the spleen |
| thromboplebitis | inflammation of a vein associated with a blood clot |
| cardioplegia | the arrest of heart contraction as may be induced by chemicals during surgery |
| anemia | a deficiency of erthrocytes or hemoglobin or both |
| endocarditis | inflammation of the lung inside the heart |
| pericardium | the middle and thickest tissue of the heart, which is composed of cardiac muscles |
| cardiomyopathy | general term that designates primary disease of the heart muscle itself |
| occlusion | obstruction |
| arteriosclerosis | loss of elasticity of arterial walls |
| atherosclosis | fatty deposits on hardened arterial walls |
| microcardia | abnormal smallness of the heart |
| sclerotic | hardened tissue |
| supratonsillar | located above the tonsil |
| vasoconstriction | a disease in the diameter of a blood vessel |
| lymphedema | swelling owing to an obstruction of the lymphatics |
| tonsilloadenoidectomy | excision of the tonsil and adenoids |
| ischemia | a decreased supply of oxygenated blood to a body part |
| antihypertensive | an agent that reduces high blood pressure |
| hemopericardium | an effussion of blood within the pericardium |
| aortitis | inflammation of the largest artery in the body |
| phlebotomy | opening a vein for removal of blood |
| angiectomy | excision of a blood vessel |
| 150/80 | the systolic pressure is increased |
| bradycardia | pulse at rest measures 40 beats per minute |
| axillary nodes | lymph nodes located under the arm |
| arteritis | inflammation of artery |
| angiostenosis | narrowing of vessels |
| necrosis | death of tissue |
| hypoplasia | incomplete development |
| dysrhythmia | irrigular rhythm |
| cardiovalulitis | inflammation of the heart valve |
| phleboplasty | surgical repair of vein |
| capillary | smallest blood vessel |
| endocardium | lining membrane of the cavities of the heart and connective tissue |
