terms

• dia means through, across
• phoresis means carrying, transmission
• diaphoresis means profuse sweating
• incompetent means inability to adequately perform a given function or action
• leaflet means thin, flattened structure; used to describe the leaf-shaped structures that compose a heart valve
• lumen means tubular space or channel within any organ or structure or the body; space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube
• malaise means vague, uneasy feeling of body weakness, distress, or discomfort
• occlusion means blockage in a canal, vessel, or passage of the body; state of being closed
• patent means open and unblocked
• pro means before, in front of
• phylaxis means protection
• prophylaxis means preventive measure or technique to destroy the entry of infectious organisms
• viscosity is the state of being sticky or gummy
• a solution that has high viscosity is relatively thick and flows slowly
• aneurysm means a widening, a widened blood vessel
• rrhaphy means suture
• aneurysmorraphy is the surgical closure of an aneurysm sac
• angi and vascul means vessel (blood or lymph)
• angioplasty is any endovascular procedure that reopens narrowed blood vessels and restores blood flow
• vasculitis means inflammation of blood vessels
• aort means aorta
• stenosis means narrowing, stricture
• aortostenosis is the narrowing of the aorta
• arteri means artery
• rrhexis means rupture
• arteriorrhexis is the rupture of an artery
• arteriol means arteriole
• arteriolitis is the inflammation of the wall of an arteriole
• atri means atrium
• atriomegaly is the enlargement of the atrium
• ather means fatty plaque
• atheroma is the most common cause of hardening of the arteries
• atheroma is the abnormal condition of fatty plaque buildup
• cardi means heart
• cardiomegaly is the enlargement of the heart
• electr means electricity
• electrocardiogram is the graphic recording of the electrical impulses of the heart
• embol means plug
• embolectomy is the removal of an embolus through surgery
• hemangi means blood vessel