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