BIO-335 Module 9
valvul/o - ✅✅-valve
atri/o - ✅✅-atrium
sept/o - ✅✅-septum
ventricul/o - ✅✅-ventricle
cardi/o - ✅✅-heart
coron/o - ✅✅-heart
aort/o - ✅✅-aorta
arteri/o - ✅✅-artery
arther/o - ✅✅-fatty plaque
phleb/o - ✅✅-vein
ven/o - ✅✅-vein
anastomosis - ✅✅-creation of an opening between two normally separated
structures
aneurysm - ✅✅-bulge in a blood vessel
angina pectoris - ✅✅-oppressive pain in the chest caused by irregular blood flow to
the heart
angioedema - ✅✅-swelling of the blood vessels
angiogenesis - ✅✅-development of blood vessels
angiogram - ✅✅-record of the blood vessels
angioplasty - ✅✅-surgical reconstruction of a vessel
antianginal - ✅✅-drug that prevents or relieves the symptoms of angina pectoris
, antiarrhythmic - ✅✅-drug that opposes an irregular heartbeat
anticoagulant - ✅✅-drug that opposes the coagulation of blood
antihypertensive - ✅✅-drug that opposes high blood pressure
antilipidemic - ✅✅-drug that opposes high levels of fats in the blood
aortic aneurysm - ✅✅-bulging or swelling of the aorta
aortic regurgitation - ✅✅-flow of blood backward from the aorta into the heart;
caused by a weak heart valve
aortic stenosis - ✅✅-narrowing of the aorta
aortogram - ✅✅-record of the aorta
arrhythmia - ✅✅-irregular heart beat
arteriogram - ✅✅-record of an artery
arteriosclerosis - ✅✅-hardening of an artery
artial fibrillation - ✅✅-quivering or spontaneous contraction of muscle fibers in the
heart's atrium
✅✅-flaw in the septum that divides the two atria of the heart
atrial septal defect -
blood pressure - ✅✅-force exerted by blood on the walls of blood vessels
bradycardia - ✅✅-slow hearbeat
coronary artery bypass graft - ✅✅-borrowed piece of blood vessel used to bypass
a blocked artery in the heart
coronary artery disease - ✅✅-caused by plaque build up in the walls of coronary
arteries
✅✅-cessation of functional circulation
cardiac arrest -
cardiac catheterization - ✅✅-the process of inserting a tube (catheter) into the
heart
valvul/o - ✅✅-valve
atri/o - ✅✅-atrium
sept/o - ✅✅-septum
ventricul/o - ✅✅-ventricle
cardi/o - ✅✅-heart
coron/o - ✅✅-heart
aort/o - ✅✅-aorta
arteri/o - ✅✅-artery
arther/o - ✅✅-fatty plaque
phleb/o - ✅✅-vein
ven/o - ✅✅-vein
anastomosis - ✅✅-creation of an opening between two normally separated
structures
aneurysm - ✅✅-bulge in a blood vessel
angina pectoris - ✅✅-oppressive pain in the chest caused by irregular blood flow to
the heart
angioedema - ✅✅-swelling of the blood vessels
angiogenesis - ✅✅-development of blood vessels
angiogram - ✅✅-record of the blood vessels
angioplasty - ✅✅-surgical reconstruction of a vessel
antianginal - ✅✅-drug that prevents or relieves the symptoms of angina pectoris
, antiarrhythmic - ✅✅-drug that opposes an irregular heartbeat
anticoagulant - ✅✅-drug that opposes the coagulation of blood
antihypertensive - ✅✅-drug that opposes high blood pressure
antilipidemic - ✅✅-drug that opposes high levels of fats in the blood
aortic aneurysm - ✅✅-bulging or swelling of the aorta
aortic regurgitation - ✅✅-flow of blood backward from the aorta into the heart;
caused by a weak heart valve
aortic stenosis - ✅✅-narrowing of the aorta
aortogram - ✅✅-record of the aorta
arrhythmia - ✅✅-irregular heart beat
arteriogram - ✅✅-record of an artery
arteriosclerosis - ✅✅-hardening of an artery
artial fibrillation - ✅✅-quivering or spontaneous contraction of muscle fibers in the
heart's atrium
✅✅-flaw in the septum that divides the two atria of the heart
atrial septal defect -
blood pressure - ✅✅-force exerted by blood on the walls of blood vessels
bradycardia - ✅✅-slow hearbeat
coronary artery bypass graft - ✅✅-borrowed piece of blood vessel used to bypass
a blocked artery in the heart
coronary artery disease - ✅✅-caused by plaque build up in the walls of coronary
arteries
✅✅-cessation of functional circulation
cardiac arrest -
cardiac catheterization - ✅✅-the process of inserting a tube (catheter) into the
heart
