Medical Terminolofy

1. meaning process of recording, is a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
4. heart fai-he heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle, causing reduced blood flow.
5. catheterizat-another procedure using x-ray dye and a tiny tube called a catheter.
7. This term refers to high pressure
10. - meaning inner or within, meaning heart, is the thin inner layer that lines each chamber.
12. heart rate-tachycardia = tachy-, rapid + cardi(o)-, heart + -ia, condition
13. pericardium- outer layer
16. arrest-complete stopping of the heart
17. instrument used to measure pressure.
20. pericardiu- inner layer
21. sep- The wall between the right and left ventricles is
22. oxygen level

2. is a procedure done in a specialized area of radiology. X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing (stenosis) or aneurysms
3. infarction- referred to as a heart attack
6. septum- the wall between the right and left atria
8. is a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon.
9. This term describes hardening of the arteries, one of the main causes of heart disease.
11. ultrasonogra-This test uses ultrasound to look at blood going through blood vessels to determine if they are narrowed or have a thrombus
14. meaning upon or on, and cardi(o)-, meaning heart, is the outer layer.
15. thick walls and carry blood away from the heart
18. blood pressure-hypertension = hyper-, excessive/high + -tension, pressure
19. enzymes-used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage.