CH.7 - Cardiology Flashcards
1
Q
Anti-
A
Against
2
Q
Bi-
A
Two
3
Q
De-
A
Lack of, down, less, removal of
4
Q
Echo-
A
Reflecting sound
5
Q
Endo-
A
Within
6
Q
Epi-
A
Above or on
7
Q
Inter-
A
Between
8
Q
Peri-
A
Surrounding
9
Q
Poly-
A
Many
10
Q
Pre-
A
Before
11
Q
Tri-
A
Three
12
Q
Angi/o
A
Vessel
13
Q
Arter/o
A
Artery
14
Q
Arteri/o
A
Artery
15
Q
Atri/o
A
Atrium
16
Q
Capillar/o
A
Capillary
17
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
18
Q
Coron/o
A
Heart
19
Q
Diastole/o
A
Expansion
20
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
21
Q
Hemat/o, hem/o
A
Blood
22
Q
Leuk/o
A
White
23
Q
Mon/o
A
One, single
24
Q
Morph/o
A
Shape
25
My/o
Muscle
26
Nucle/o
Nucleus
27
Phag/o
Eat, swallow
28
Phleb/o
Vein
29
Sphygm/o
Pulse
30
Systol/o
Contraction
31
Thromb/o
Clot
32
Vascul/o
Blood vessel
33
Ven/o, ven/i
Vein
34
Ventricul/o
Ventricle
35
-cytes
Cells
36
-globin
Protein
37
-manometer
Pressure measurement
38
-oles
Small
39
-plasty
Surgical repair
40
-tomy
Process of cutting
41
-ules
Small
42
AV node
Atrioventricular node
43
BP
Blood pressure
44
PVD
Peripheral vascular disease
45
RBC
Red blood cell
46
SA node
Sinoatrial node
47
WBC
White blood cell
48
A-, an-
Without
49
Brady-
Slow
50
Con-
With
51
Peri-
Surrounding
52
Poly-
Many, much
53
Tachy-
Fast
54
Ather/o
Plaque
55
Coron/o
Heart
56
Erythr/o
Red
57
Isch/o
To hold back, back
58
Lip/o
Fat
59
Megal/o
Large
60
My/o
Muscle
61
Orth/o
Straight
62
Pector/o
Chest
63
Phleb/o
Vein
64
Sten/o
Narrowing
65
Thromb/o
Clot
66
-emia
Blood condition
67
-genital
Birth
68
-lytic
Breakdown
69
-megaly
Enlarged
70
-penia
Deficiency
71
-poietin
Substance that forms
72
-sclerosis
Hardening
73
BP
Blood pressure
74
CAD
Coronary artery disease
75
CHF
Congestive heart failure
76
CVA
Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
77
DVT
Deep vein thrombosis
78
ECG (or EKG)
Electrocardiogram
79
EPO
Erythropoietin
80
HDL
High-density lipoprotein
81
HF
Heart failure
82
LDL
Low-density lipoprotein
83
MI
Myocardial infarction (heart attack), mitral insufficiency (this abbreviation could cause confusion; when in doubt, write it out)
84
PE
Pulmonary embolism
85
PVD
Peripheral vascular disease
86
Endo-
Within
87
Extra-
Outside
88
Re-
Again, back
89
Angi/o
Vessel
90
Corpor/o
Body
91
Fluor/o
Luminous
92
-ectomy
Excision, removal, resection
93
-pheresis
Removal
94
-rrhaphy
Suture
95
-stenosis
Narrowing
96
ABPI
Ankle-brachial pressure index
97
ACLS
Advanced cardiac life support
98
AED
Automated external defibrillator
99
BLS
Basic life support
100
CABG
Coronary artery bypass graft
101
CK*
Creatine kinase
102
CPK
Creatine phosphokinase
103
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
104
DSA
Digital subtraction angiography
105
ECG (or EKG)
Electrocardiogram
106
ECHO
Echocardiogram
107
ECMO
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
108
HDL
High-density lipoprotein
109
ICD
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
110
LDL
Low-density lipoprotein
111
MI
Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
112
MRA
Magnetic resonance angiography
113
PAD
Peripheral artery disease
114
PALS
Pediatric advanced life support
115
RFA
Radiofrequency ablation
116
TAVR
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
117
TPE
Therapeutic plasma exchange
