cardovascular Flashcards
angi/o
vessel
aort/o
aorta
arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole
ather/o
fatty substance
atri/o
atrium
bi/o
life
cardi/o
heart
coron/o
heart
corpor/o
body
cutane/o
skin
duct/o
to bring
electr/o
electricity
embol/o
plug
fibrin/o
fibers
hem/o
blood
isch/o
to hold back
lip/o
fat
my/o
muscle
myocardi/o
heart muscle
AED
automated external defibrillator
AS
arteriosclerosis
AF
atrial fibrillation
ASD
atrial septal defect
ASHD
arteriosclerotic heart disease
AV,A-V
atrioventricular
BBB
bundle branch block (L for left; R for right)
BP
blood pressure
bpm
beats per minute
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
CAD
coronary artery disease
cath
catheterization
CC
cardiac catheterization, chief complaint
CCU
coronary care unit
CHF
congestive heart failure
CK
creatine kinase
CoA
coactation of the aorta
CP
chest pain
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CSD
congetnial spetal defect
CV
cardiovascular
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
ECG,EKG
electrocradiogram
ECC
extracorporeal circulation
ECHO
echocardiogram
fib
fibrillation
HTN
hypertension
ICD
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
ICU
intensive care unit