《医学英语》课件：Medical terminology of cardiology.pptVIP

Medical Terminologyof Cardiology Fuyu Qiu, M.D. Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital Zhejiang University College of Medicine Combining Forms Combining form Meaning Example angi/o vessel angi/o/graphy vas/o vessel vas/o/spasm aort/o aorta aort/o/stenosis arteriol/o arteriole arteriol/itis arteri/o artery arteri/al ather/o fatty plaque ather/o/scler/osis Combining Forms Combining form Meaning Example atri/o atrium atri/o/tomy cardi/o heart cardi/o/megaly hemangi/o blood vessel hemangi/oma phleb/o vein phleb/o/tomy ven/o vein ven/ous thromb/o blood clot thromb/o/lysis Suffixes Suffix Meaning Example -gram record, a writing angi/o/gram -graph instrument for recording electr/o/cardi/o/graph -meter instrument for measuring therm/o/meter Prefixes Prefix Meaning Example endo- within endo/arter/itis extra- outside extra/atri/al peri- around peri/card/itis trans- across,through Trans/sept/al Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and Terms Term Meaning Adams-Stokes syndrome altered state of consciousness due to decreased blood flow to the brain aneurysm localized abnormal dilation of a vessel, usually an artery arrhythmia irregularity in heart action Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and Terms Term Meaning ascites accumulation of serious fluid in the peritoneal cavity bruit,murmur soft blowing sound heard on auscultation; may result from vibrations associated with the movement of blood, valvular action, or both cardiomyopathy any disease of heart muscle not caused by an impairment of coronary circulation and ischemia; may be caused by viral infections, metabolic disorders, or general systemic disease Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and Terms Term Meaning coarctation narrowing of a vessel, especially the aorta congestive heart disease failure of the heart to supply an adequate amount of blood to tissues and organs, most commonly caused by impaired coronary blood flow edema Local or generalized condition in which body tissues