Cardiovascular system terminology

More terms! Yippee!!

- Anastomosis - Surgical connection between blood vessels or the joining of one hollow or tubular organ to another
- Angioma - Tumor of a blood vessel
- Claudication - Process of limping. A dull, cramping pain in the hips, thighs, calves or buttocks caused by an inadequate supply of O2 to the muscles, usually due to narrowed arteries.
- Hyperlipidemia - Excessive amount of fatty substances (lipids) in theblood. "High cholesterol"
- Ischemia - lack of blood supply to a part of the body caused by constriction/obstruction of a bv
- Occlusion - Closed
- Myocardial infarction - Occurs when an area of the heart muscle dies or is permanently damaged b/c of an inadequate supply of O2 to that area, "heart attack"
VERSUS
- Cardiac arrest - Loss of effective heart function, which results in cessation of functional circulation.
- Phlebitis - Inflammation of the vein

Assessment terminology

I found some terms useful when writing my assessments. These terms pertain to the integumentary system.

Rhytid - skin wrinkles
Acrochordon - skin tags
cicatrix - scar left after the healing of a wound
Comedo - blackhead
Ecchymosis - bruising
Erythema - Redness of the skin
Lentigo - freckle
Leukoderma - localized loss of pigmentation of the skin
Nevus - mole
Pachyderma - thick skin
Xeroderma - dry skin