Glossary on the topic:

"Monitoring and medical attendance of patients with cardiovascular diseases"

Cardiology (from Greek kardia "heart", logos "study") is a branch of internal diseases that
studies the etiology, pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of cardiovascular diseases
(diseases of the blood circulation organs) and develops methods for their diagnosis,
prevention and treatment.
Arterial pulse (from Latin pulsus "beat, push") is periodic (rhythmic) fluctuations of the
walls of the arteries due to changes in their blood filling as a result of the heart function.
Eurhythmy is estimated by the regularity of consecutive pulse waves.
Pulse rate is determined by means of counting the number of pulse waves per minute.
Pulse volume is determined by the volume of blood in the artery, and depends on the
systolic output of the heart.
Pulse strength is determined by the force that must be applied for complete aortic cross-
clamping.
Angina, or angina pectoris (Latin "angina pectoris"), occurs when the coronary arteries
narrow due to arterial sclerotic disease, which can be followed by vasospasm.
Traube's asthma is an asphyxia of central origin.
Orthopnea (from Greek orthos "straight", pnea "breathing") is the appearance of shortness
of breath and asphyxia when a patient is breathing in a horizontal position, which forces him
to take a sitting position with his legs down.
Edema due to cardiac failure is the result of stagnation of blood in a central circulatory
system and water retention.
Ascites (from Greek askites "similar to swollen fur, edematous") is an accumulation of fluid
in the abdominal cavity (abdominal dropsy).
Hydrothorax(from Greek hydor "water, liquid", thorakos "chest") is an accumulation of
fluid in the pleural cavity.
Hydropericardium (hydro + pericardium) is an accumulation of fluid in the pericardial
cavity.
Anasarca (from Greek ana "throughout", sarcus "flesh") is a common edema of
subcutaneous tissue.
Daily urine is a comparison of the amount of fluid consumed and administered parenterally
with the amount of urine excreted per day.
Paracentesisis an abdominal puncture.
Syncope (from Greek synkope "syncopal state") is a short-term loss of consciousness caused
by acute insufficiency of blood supply to the brain.
Collapse (Latin "collapsus") is a clinical manifestation of acute circulatory insufficiency
with a drop in vascular tone, a decrease in contractile function of the heart, a decrease in
blood volume and a drop in arterial blood pressure.
Cyanosis is a bluish hue of the skin.
Hypoxia is oxygen deficit.