Cardiovascular Flashcards
1
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
2
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
3
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
4
Q
arteriol/o
A
arteriole
5
Q
ather/o
A
fatty substance
6
Q
bi/o
A
life
7
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
8
Q
coron/o
A
heart
9
Q
corpor/o
A
body
10
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
11
Q
duct/o
A
to bring
12
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
13
Q
embol/o
A
plug
14
Q
fibrin/o
A
fibers
15
Q
hem/o
A
blood
16
Q
isch/o
A
to hold back
17
Q
lip/o
A
fat
18
Q
my/o
A
muscle
19
Q
myocardi/o
A
heart muscle
20
Q
AED
A
automated external defibrillator
21
Q
AF
A
artial fibrillation
22
Q
AMI
A
acute myocardial infarction
23
Q
AS
A
arteriosclerosis
24
Q
ASD
A
artial septal defect
25
ASHD
arteriosclerotic heart disease
26
AV, A-V
atrioventricular
27
BBB
bundle branch block
28
BP
blood pressure
29
bpm
beats per minute
30
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
31
CAD
coronary artery disease
32
cath
catheterization
33
CC
cardiac catheterization
34
CCU
coronary care unit
35
CHF
congestive heart failure
36
CK
creatine kinase
37
CoA
coarctation of the aorta
38
CP
chest pain
39
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
40
CSD
congenital septal defect
41
CV
cardiovascular
42
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
43
ECC
extracorporeal circulation
44
ECG
electrocardiogram
45
ECHO
echocardiography
46
fib
fibrillation
47
HTN
hypertension
48
ICD
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
49
ICU
intensive care unit
50
IV
intravenous
51
LVH
left-ventricular hypertrophy
52
MI
myocardial infractionm
53
mm Hg
millimeters of mercury
54
orth/o
straight
55
pector/o
chest
56
peripher/o
away from center
57
phleb/o
vein
58
pulmon/o
lung
59
scler/o
hard
60
sept/o
a wall
61
son/o
sound
62
sphygm/o
pulse
63
steth/o
chest
64
thromb/o
clot
65
valv/o
valve
66
valvul/o
valve
67
varic/o
dilated vein
68
vas/o
vessel
69
vascul/o
blood vessel
70
ven/o
vein
71
ventricul/o
ventricle
72
venul/o
venule
73
-ac
pertaining to
74
-al
pertaining to
75
-ar
pertaining to
76
-ary
pertaining to
77
-cardia
heart condition
78
-eal
pertaining to
79
-ectomy
surgical removal
80
-gram
record
81
-graphy
process of recording
82
-ia
condition
83
-ic
pertaining to
84
-itis
inflammation
85
-logy
study of
86
-lytic
destruction
87
-manometer
instrument to measure pressure
88
-megaly
enlarged
89
-ole
small
90
-oma
mass
91
-ose
pertaining to
92
-ous
pertaining to
93
-pathy
disease
94
-plasty
surgical repair
95
-pressor
to press down
96
-rrhexis
rupture
97
-sclerosis
hardening
98
-scope
instrument for viewing
99
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
100
-stenosis
narrowing
101
-tension
pressure
102
-therapy
treatment
103
-tic
pertaining to
104
-tonic
pertaining to tone
105
-ule
small
106
a-
without
107
anti-
against
108
brady-
slow
109
de-
without
110
endo-
inner
111
extra-
outside of
112
hyper-
excessive
113
hypo-
insufficient
114
inter-
between
115
intra-
within
116
per-
through
117
peri-
around
118
poly-
many
119
pre-
before
120
re-
again
121
tachy-
fast
122
tetra-
four
123
trans-
across
124
ultra-
beyond
