Chapter 6: Cardiovascular System 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
artrium
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
AF
A
atrial fibrillation
23
Q
AMI
A
acute myocardial infarction
24
Q
AS
A
arteriosclerosis
25
ASD
atrial septal defect
26
ASHD
arteriosclerotic heart disease
27
AV,A-V
atrioventricular
28
BBB
bundle branch block
29
BP
blood pressure
30
bpm
beats per minute
31
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
32
CAD
coronary artery disease
33
cath
catheterization
34
CC
cardiac catheterization, chief complaint
35
CCU
coronary care unit
36
CHF
congestive heart failure
37
CK
creatine kinase
38
CoA
coarctation of the aorta
39
CP
chest pain
40
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
41
CSD
congenital septal defect
42
CV
cardiovascular
43
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
44
ECC
extracorporeal circulation
45
ECG, EKG
electrocardiogram
46
ECHO
echocardiography
47
fib
fibrillation
48
HTN
hypertension
49
ICD
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
50
ICU
intensive care unit
51
IV
intravenous
52
LVH
left-ventricular hypertrophy
53
MI
myocardial infarction, mitral insufficiency
54
mm Hg
millimeters of mercury
55
orth/o
straight
56
pector/o
chest
57
peripher/o
away from center
58
phleb/o
vein
59
pulmon/o
lung
60
scler/o
hard
61
sept/o
a wall
62
son/o
sound
63
sphygm/o
pulse
64
steth/o
chest
65
thromb/o
clot
66
valv/o
valve
67
valvul/o
valve
68
varic/o
dilated vein
69
vas/o
vein
70
vascul/o
blood vessel
71
ven/o
vein
72
ventricul/o
ventricle
73
venul/o
venule
74
-ac
pertaining to
75
-al
pertaining to
76
-ar
pertaining to
77
-ary
pertaining to
78
-cardia
heart condition
79
-eal
pertaining to
80
-ectomy
surgical removal
81
-gram
record
82
-graphy
process of recording
83
-ia
condition
84
-ic
pertaining to
85
-itis
inflammation
86
-logy
study of
87
-lytic
destruction
88
-manometer
instrument to measure pressure
89
-megaly
enlarged
90
-ole
small
91
-oma
mass
92
-ose
pertaining to
93
-ous
pertaining to
94
-pathy
disease
95
-plasty
surgical repair
96
-pressor
to press down
97
-rrhexis
rupture
98
-sclerosis
hardening
99
-scope
instrument for viewing
100
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
101
-stenosis
narrowing
102
-tension
pressure
103
-therapy
treatment
104
-tic
pertaining to
105
-tonic
pertaining to tone
106
-ule
small
107
a-
without
108
anti-
against
109
brady-
slow
110
de-
without
111
endo-
inner
112
extra-
outside of
113
hyper-
excessive
114
hypo-
insufficient
115
inter-
between
116
intra-
within
117
per-
through
118
peri-
around
119
poly-
many
120
pre-
before
121
re-
again
122
tachy-
fast
123
tetra-
four
124
trans-
across
125
ultra-
beyond
