Cardiovascular System - Health Science Technology Education

Medical Termsangiocardiographyangiomaangioplastyaortogramarteriorrhexisarteriosclerosisatherectomyatherosclerosisatrioventricularbifurcationbradycardiacardiaccardiodyniacardiologistcardiologycardiomegalycardiomyopathycoronarycoronary ischemiacoronary thrombosisechocardiogramelectrocardiogramelectrocardiographelectrocardiographyendarterectomyendocarditisendocardiumepicardiumfemoralhomeostasisthe process of recording pictures (x-rays) of the heart andvesselstumor of the vesselsrepair of the vesselspicture (x-ray) of the aortarupture of an arteryhardening of an arteryremoval of the fatty plaquecondition of hardening (of a blood vessel) due to fattyplaquepertaining to the atria and the ventriclestwo branches (a blood vessel splits into two bloodvessels)slow heart beat (less than 60 beats per minute)pertaining to the heartpain in the hearta specialist of the heartstudy of the heartenlargement of the heartdisease of the heart musclecircling the heart (also used when referring to a heartattack or MI)lack of blood flow in the heart due to a blockagecondition of a blood clot within the heart's own bloodvesselsusing sound waves to visualize the heartrecording of the heart's electricity (electrical pattern)machine that records the heart's electricity (electricalpattern)the process of recording the heart's electricity (electricalpattern)removal from within an artery (used to describe theprocess of removing fatty plaque from an artery, such asthe carotid artery)inflammation within the heart (the inner lining of theheart).pertaining to the inner layer of the heartpertaining to upon the heart (the outer layer of the heart;also known as the visceral pericardium)pertaining to the femur"standing the same" (the body's ability to keep its internalenvironment constant)Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved.