Theme list: artery with definitions
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| FRONT | WORD | BACK | DEFINITION |
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| — | VEIN | SY | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to fill with veins «tubular blood vessels» / ----- { vein vena § veins venae § vein veined veining veins § veined } |
| — | AORTA | ELS | [n. -TAS or -TAE] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system. |
| — | BLOOD | SY | [v. -ED, -ING°, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow. |
| — | PULSE | DRS | [v. PULSED, PULSING, PULSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A normally regular beat felt when arteries near the skin (for example, at the neck or wrist) are depressed, caused by the heart pumping blood through them; the qualitative nature of this beat. |
| — | SACRA | L | [n. -CRA or -CRUMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] sacral artery |
| — | AORTAE | — | [n. -TAS or -TAE] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system. |
| — | AORTAL | — | [n. -TAS or -TAE] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system. |
| — | AORTAS | — | [n. -TAS or -TAE] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system. |
| — | AORTIC | — | [n. -TAS or -TAE] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system. |
| — | ARTERY | — | [n. -TERIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery. |
| PTW | ARTIER | — | [a. ARTIER, ARTIEST] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Obsolete form of artery. |
| — | CAROTID | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Either of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head. |
| — | SCIATIC | AS | [n. -S] · a nerve, vein, or artery situated near the hip |
| — | SYSTOLE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which blood is driven through the arteries. |
| — | ANEURYSM | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel. |
| — | ARTERIAL | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or relating to an artery. |
| — | ARTERIES | — | [n. -TERIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of artery |
| — | ATHEROMA | S | [n. -MAS or -MATA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries. |
| — | CAROTIDS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Either of the two main arteries that supply blood to the head of which the left in humans arises from the arch of the aorta and the right by bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery with each passing up the side of the neck and dividing opposite the upper border of the thyroid cartilage into an external branch supplying the face, tongue, and external parts of the head and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts of the head. |
| — | CORONARY | — | [n. -NARIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Encircling something (like a crown), especially with regard to the arteries or veins of the heart. |
| — | SCIATICS | — | [n. -S] · a nerve, vein, or artery situated near the hip |
| — | ARTERIOLE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] One of the small branches of an artery, especially one that connects with capillaries. |
| — | ARTERITIS | — | [n. -TIDES or -TITES] · inflammation of an artery (=arteritises) |
| — | ATHEROMAS | — | [n. -MAS or -MATA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries. |
| — | CALCANEAL | — | [a.] · © pertaining to the calcaneum; as, calcaneal arteries |
| — | CAPILLARY | — | [n. -RIES] · © a tube or vessel, extremely fine or minute |
| — | CAROTIDAL | — | [a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or relating to the carotid arteries. |
| — | LARYNGEAL | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] An anatomical part (such as a nerve or artery) that supplies or is associated with the larynx. |
| — | PULSATION | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse. |
| — | RADICULAR | — | [a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Pertaining to a root or to a radicle; specifically, pertaining to the roots of the dental or spinal nerves, or arteries which accompany nerve roots into the spinal cord. |
| — | SCLEROSAL | — | [a.] · Derivative of sclerosis «(pathology) a hardening or thickening of organs, tissues, or vessels from chronic inflammation, abnormal growth of fibrous tissue, or degeneration of the myelin sheath of nerve fibres, or (esp~ on the inner walls of arteries) deposition of fatty plaques Compare arteriosclerosis~, atherosclerosis, multiple sclerosis» |
| — | SCLEROSIS | — | [n. -ROSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery; the appearance of hardenings, indurations, lesions, nodules. |
| — | TENACULUM | S | [n. -LA or -LUMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A medical instrument consisting of a sharp hook attached to a handle; used mainly for taking up arteries and the like. |
| — | VITELLINE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] A terminal branch of any of the main arteries connecting the aorta to the yolk sac. |
| — | ANASTOMOSE | DS | [v. -MOSED, -MOSING, -MOSES] · © to inosculate; to intercommunicate~ by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins |
| — | ARTERIALLY | — | [b.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] In terms of or by means of the arteries. |
| — | ARTERIOLAR | — | [a.] · (anatomy) relating to arterioles or minuscule arteries |
| — | ARTERIOLES | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] One of the small branches of an artery, especially one that connects with capillaries. |
| — | ATHEROMATA | — | [n. -MAS or -MATA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An abnormal fatty deposit which develops within the walls of arteries. |
| — | CORONARIES | — | [n. -NARIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Encircling something (like a crown), especially with regard to the arteries or veins of the heart. |
| — | GANGLIONIC | — | [a.] · © pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, ganglia or ganglion cells; as, a ganglionic artery; the ganglionic columns of the spinal cord / ----- { ganglionated ganglionic } |
| — | PULSATIONS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse. |
| — | RESTENOSIS | — | [n. RESTENOSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The recurrence of stenosis, especially that of an artery. |
| — | SUBCLAVIAN | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Relating to or denoting an artery or vein which serves the neck and arm on the left or right side of the body. |
| — | TOURNIQUET | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A tightly-compressed bandage used to stop bleeding by stopping the flow of blood through a large artery in a limb. |
| — | ANASTOMOSED | — | [v. -MOSED, -MOSING, -MOSES] · © to inosculate; to intercommunicate~ by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins |
| — | ANASTOMOSES | — | [v. -MOSED, -MOSING, -MOSES] · © to inosculate; to intercommunicate~ by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins |
| — | ANASTOMOSIS | — | [n. -MOSES] · © the inosculation of vessels, or intercommunication~ between two or more vessels or nerves, as the cross communication between arteries or veins |
| — | ANGIOGRAPHY | — | [n. -HIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers. |
| — | ARTERIOGRAM | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An X-ray of an artery after injection with a radiopaque material |
| — | ARTERITIDES | — | [n. -TIDES or -TITES] · inflammation of an artery (=arteritises) |
| — | ARTERITISES | — | [n. -TIDES or -TITES] · inflammation of an artery (=arteritises) |
| — | CLOPIDOGREL | S | [n. -S] An oral antiplatelet agent used to inhibit blood clots in coronary artery… |
| — | EXTRAVASATE | DS | [v. -SATED, -SATING, -SATES] · © to force or let out of the proper vessels or arteries, as blood |
| — | HYDRALAZINE | S | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A direct-acting smooth muscle relaxant used to treat hypertension by acting as a vasodilator primarily in arteries and arterioles. |
| — | SUBCLAVIANS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Relating to or denoting an artery or vein which serves the neck and arm on the left or right side of the body. |
| — | VASOPRESSIN | S | [n. -S] · a polypeptide hormone secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. It increases the reabsorption of water by the kidney tubules and increases blood pressure by constricting the arteries Also called: antidiuretic~ hormone Chemical name: beta-hypophamine~ Compare oxytocin |
| — | VASOPRESSOR | S | [n. -S] · causing an increase in blood pressure by constricting the arteries |
| — | ANASTOMOSING | — | [v. -MOSED, -MOSING, -MOSES] · © to inosculate; to intercommunicate~ by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins |
| — | BLOODLETTING | S | [n. -S] · © the act or process of letting blood or bleeding, as by opening a vein or artery, or by cupping or leeches; -- esp~. applied to venesection |
| — | CLOPIDOGRELS | — | † An oral antiplatelet agent used to inhibit blood clots in coronary artery… [n.] |
| — | EXTRAVASATED | — | [v. -SATED, -SATING, -SATES] · © to force or let out of the proper vessels or arteries, as blood |
| — | EXTRAVASATES | — | [v. -SATED, -SATING, -SATES] · © to force or let out of the proper vessels or arteries, as blood |
| — | HEARTSTRINGS | — | [n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The tendons or other structures resembling cords once thought to be attached to, or to brace, the heart; especially the aorta, pulmonary artery, and other large arteries connected to them; also, the diaphragm. |
| — | SPHYGMOGRAPH | S | [n. -S] · © an instrument which, when applied over an artery, indicates graphically the movements or character of the pulse |
| — | VASOPRESSINS | — | [n. -S] · a polypeptide hormone secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland. It increases the reabsorption of water by the kidney tubules and increases blood pressure by constricting the arteries Also called: antidiuretic~ hormone Chemical name: beta-hypophamine~ Compare oxytocin |
| — | VASOPRESSORS | — | [n. -S] · causing an increase in blood pressure by constricting the arteries |
| — | ARTERIOGRAPHY | — | [n. -PHIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] radiography of an artery |
| — | ARTERIOVENOUS | — | [a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Relating to the arteries and the veins |
| — | BLOODLETTINGS | — | [n. -S] · © the act or process of letting blood or bleeding, as by opening a vein or artery, or by cupping or leeches; -- esp~. applied to venesection |
| — | DIAPHRAGMATIC | — | [a.] · © pertaining to a diaphragm; as, diaphragmatic respiration; the diaphragmatic arteries and nerves |
| — | EXTRAVASATING | — | [v. -SATED, -SATING, -SATES] · © to force or let out of the proper vessels or arteries, as blood |
| — | INTRAVASCULAR | — | [a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Pertaining to anything inside blood vessels, including the internal surface of veins and arteries. |
| — | SPHYGMOGRAPHS | — | [n. -S] · © an instrument which, when applied over an artery, indicates graphically the movements or character of the pulse |
| — | ENDARTERECTOMY | — | [n. -MIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The surgical procedure to remove plaque from an artery. |
| — | GASTRODUODENAL | — | [a.] · © pertaining to the stomach and duodenum; as, the gastroduodenal artery |
| — | TELANGIECTASIA | S | [n. -S] · Derivative of telangiectasis «(pathology) an abnormal dilation of the capillaries or terminal arteries producing blotched red spots, esp~ on the face or thighs» |
| — | TELANGIECTATIC | — | [a.] · Derivative of telangiectasis «(pathology) an abnormal dilation of the capillaries or terminal arteries producing blotched red spots, esp~ on the face or thighs» |
| — | ARTERIOGRAPHIES | — | [n. -PHIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] radiography of an artery |
| — | ATHEROSCLEROSES | — | [n. -ROSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of fatty deposits, usually cholesterol). |
| — | ATHEROSCLEROSIS | — | [n. -ROSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The clogging or hardening of arteries or blood vessels caused by plaques (accumulations of fatty deposits, usually cholesterol). |
| — | ATHEROSCLEROTIC | — | [a.] · Derivative of atherosclerosis «a degenerative disease of the arteries characterized by patchy thickening of the inner lining of the arterial walls, caused by deposits of fatty material; a form of arteriosclerosis~ See atheroma» |
| — | TELANGIECTASIAS | — | [n. -S] · Derivative of telangiectasis «(pathology) an abnormal dilation of the capillaries or terminal arteries producing blotched red spots, esp~ on the face or thighs» |
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