open-heart surgery
(open-heart surgery)
Princeton's WordNet
heart.surgery in which the rib cage is spread open, the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine while a heart valve or coronary artery is surgically repaired
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ventricle
Webster Dictionary
a cavity, or one of the cavities, of an organ, as of the larynx or the brain; specifically, the posterior chamber, or one of the two posterior chambers, of the heart. which receives the blood from the auricle and forces it out from the heart. See Heart
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rheumatic heart disease
(rheumatic heart disease)
Princeton's WordNet
heart.disease caused by recurrent episodes of rheumatic fever; characterized by changes in the myocardium or scarring of the heart valves that reduce the power of the heart to pump blood
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heart attack
(ˈhɑrtˌeɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any sudden insufficiency of oxygen supply to the heart that results in heart muscle damage; myocardial infarction.
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echocardiograph
(ˌɛk oʊˈkɑr di əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an instrument using reflected ultrasonic waves to show the structures and functioning of the heart. for diagnosing heart abnormalities.
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open-heart surgery
(ˈoʊ pənˈhæn dɪd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
surgery performed on the exposed heart with the aid of a heart-lung machine.
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cardiac cycle
(cardiac cycle)
Princeton's WordNet
the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles
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port-access coronary bypass surgery
(port-access coronary bypass surgery)
Princeton's WordNet
heart.surgery in which a coronary bypass is performed by the use of small instruments and tiny cameras threaded through small incisions while the heart is stopped and blood is pumped through a heart-lung machine
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beta receptor
(ɪˈteɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a site on a cell, as of the heart. that upon interaction with epinephrine or norepinephrine controls heartbeat and heart contractibility, vasodilation, and other physiological processes.
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heart-lung machine
(ˈhɑrt lɪs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a pumping device through which diverted blood is oxygenated and returned to the body during heart surgery, temporarily functioning for the heart and lungs.
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sinoatrial node
(ˈsaɪ noʊˈeɪ tri əl, ˌsaɪ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a small mass of tissue in the right atrium functioning as pacemaker of the heart by giving rise to the electric impulses that initiate heart contractions.
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cardiogenic
(ˌkɑr di əˈdʒɛn ɪk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
originating in the heart. caused by a disorder of the heart.
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atrium
Webster Dictionary
the main part of either auricle of the heart as distinct from the auricular appendix. Also, the whole articular portion of the heart
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antanaclasis
Webster Dictionary
a repetition of words beginning a sentence, after a long parenthesis; as, Shall that heart (which not only feels them, but which has all motions of life placed in them), shall that heart. etc
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hearted
Webster Dictionary
having a heart. having (such) a heart (regarded as the seat of the affections, disposition, or character)
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circulation
(ˌsɜr kyəˈleɪ ʃən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the continuous movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels, maintained chiefly by the action of the heart.
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polyptoton
Webster Dictionary
a figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, -- "My own heart's heart. and ownest own, farewell."
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heart
Webster Dictionary
that which resembles a heart in shape; especially, a roundish or oval figure or object having an obtuse point at one end, and at the other a corresponding indentation, -- used as a symbol or representative of the heart
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auricle
Webster Dictionary
the chamber, or one of the two chambers, of the heart. by which the blood is received and transmitted to the ventricle or ventricles; -- so called from its resemblance to the auricle or external ear of some quadrupeds. See Heart
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dicentra
Webster Dictionary
a genus of herbaceous plants, with racemes of two-spurred or heart-shaped flowers, including the Dutchman's breeches, and the more showy Bleeding heart (D. spectabilis)
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angina
(angina pectoris, angina)
Princeton's WordNet
a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart
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myocardial infarction
(myocardial infarction, myocardial infarct, MI)
Princeton's WordNet
destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
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myocardial infarct
(myocardial infarction, myocardial infarct, MI)
Princeton's WordNet
destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
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mi
(myocardial infarction, myocardial infarct, MI)
Princeton's WordNet
destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
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angina pectoris
(angina pectoris, angina)
Princeton's WordNet
a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart
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cardiac glycoside
(cardiac glycoside, cardiac glucoside)
Princeton's WordNet
obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure
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cardiac glucoside
(cardiac glycoside, cardiac glucoside)
Princeton's WordNet
obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure
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endocardium
(endocardium)
Princeton's WordNet
the membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the heart valves
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flutter
(flutter)
Princeton's WordNet
abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
(hypertrophic cardiomyopathy)
Princeton's WordNet
a disorder in which the heart muscle is so strong that it does not relax enough to fill with the heart with blood and so has reduced pumping ability
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