unit 6 (cardiovascular system) - word parts & abbreviations Flashcards
-ac
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-ant
substance that promotes
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-ation
process; condition
-e
(noun suffix with no meaning)
-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
-emic
pertaining to blood condition
-gram
record; image
-graphy
process of recording
-ia
condition
-ic
pertaining to
-in
chemical; chemical compound; substance
-ine
chemical; chemical compound; substance
-ism
process; condition
-itis
inflammation
-ive
substance that promotes
-lytic
pertaining to breakdown or destruction
-meter
measure
-or
one who (or something that) takes action or does something
-osis
abnormal condition
-ous
pertaining to
-pathy
disease
-plasty
surgical repair
-sclerosis
hardening; thickening
-stenosis
narrowing; tightening
-stomy
surgical opening
-tension
pressure
-tomy
process of cutting; incision
-trophy
condition of growth or development
-um
structure; tissue; thing
-us
structure; tissue; thing
-version
to turn
a-
not; without
an-
not; without
angi/o
vessel (blood)
anti-
against
aort/o
aorta; largest artery
arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole (small artery)
ather/o
plaque; fatty buildup
AV
atrioventricular
bol/o
cast; throw
BP
blood pressure
bpm
beats per minute
brady-
slow
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
CAD
coronary artery disease
cardi/o
heart
CHF
congestive heart failure
coagul/o
coagulation; clotting
constrict/o
narrowing
coron/o
heart
CV
cardiovascular
cyan/o
blue
dia-
through; complete
dilat/o
to enlarge or expand
ECG
electrocardiogram
echo-
reflected sound
EKG
electrocardiogram
electr/o
electricity
em-
in
endo-
in; within
epi-
on; over; upon
HTN
hypertension
hyper-
above; above normal; excessive
hypo-
below; below normal; deficient
ICD
implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
LAD
left anterior descending
lumin/o
light
MI
myocardial infarction
mmHg
millimeters of mercury (a measure of blood pressure)
MUGA
echocardiogram/multigated acquisition
my/o
muscle
PAD
peripheral artery disease
per-
through
peri-
around; surrounding
PET
positron emission tomography
phleb/o
vein
PTCA
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
pulmon/o
lung
PVCs
premature ventricular contractions
rhythm/o
rhythm; heartbeat
SA
sinoatrial
sept/o
wall; partition
son/o
sound
sphygm/o
pulse
systol/o
contraction
tachy-
fast
tens/o
stretched; strained
thromb/o
clot
tom/o
to cut
trans-
across
vas/o
vessel; duct
vascul/o
blood vessel
ven/i
vein
ven/o
vein
ventricul/o
ventricle
venul/o
venule (small vein)
VSD
ventricular septal defect