Diseases and Disorders
Disease and Disorder Terms Built from Word Parts
bradycardia: an abnormally slow heart rate
cardiodynia: pain in the heart
cardiomegaly: enlargement of the heart
cardiomyopathy: disease of the myocardium
cardiovalvulitis: inflammation of the heart valves
endocarditis: inflammation of the endocardium
myocarditis: inflammation of the myocardium
pericarditis: inflammation of the pericardium
tachycardia: an abnormally fast heart rate
Disease and Disorder Terms Not Built from Word Parts
acute coronary syndrome: sudden symptoms of insufficient blood supply to the heart, caused by angina or a myocardial infarction
angina pectoris: chest pain
arrhythmia: absence of a regular heart rhythm
atrial fibrillation: arrhythmia originating in the conductive cells of the atrium
bruit: abnormal blowing, swishing heart sound heard on auscultation
cardiac arrest: sudden cessation of cardiac output
cardiac tamponade: the pericardial sac surrounding the heart has filled with blood or other fluid and the resulting pressure is preventing the heart from beating effectively
congenital heart disease: an inborn heart disease
cor pulmonale: a condition that causes right-sided heart failure, caused by long-term high blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries and right ventricle
heart block: an obstruction in the electrical conduction system of the heart, which leads to arrhythmia
heart failure: inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body
heart murmur: an abnormal heart sound
hypertensive heart disease: heart disorder caused by chronic hypertension
mitral valve stenosis: abnormal narrowing of the mitral valve
myocardial infarction: death of myocardial tissue due to ischemia of a coronary artery (“heart attack”)
rheumatic heart disease: autoimmune damage to the endocardium and heart valves caused by a streptococcal infection
Tetralogy of Fallot: a congenital heart disease with four distinct areas of heart malformation