Cardiovascular System Flashcards
(192 cards)
1
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
2
Q
vascul/o
A
vessel
3
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
4
Q
coron/o
A
heart
5
Q
cordi/o
A
heart
6
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
7
Q
vas/o
A
vessel
8
Q
-logy
A
study of
9
Q
pulmon/o
A
pulmonary, lung
10
Q
system/o
A
system
11
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
12
Q
ox/i, ox/o
A
oxygen
13
Q
capn/o
A
carbon dioxide
14
Q
pneum/o
A
lung
15
Q
pneumat/o
A
lung
16
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
17
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
18
Q
arter/o
A
artery
19
Q
arteriol/o
A
arteriole
20
Q
capillar/o
A
capillary
21
Q
venul/o
A
venule
22
Q
ven/o
A
vein
23
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
24
Q
apic/o
A
apex
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pre-
before
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-um
structure
27
atri/o
atrium
28
ventricul/o
ventricle
29
sept/o
septum, wall
30
valvul/o
valve
31
endocardi/o
endocardium
32
myocardi/o
myocardium
33
viscer/o
visceral
34
pariet/o
parietal
35
pericardi/o
pericardium
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epi-
above, on top of
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e-
out
38
ject/o
throwing
39
-ion
process of
40
con-
together
41
tract/o
pull
42
-ion
process of
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sin/o
sinus
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atri/o
atrium
45
-al
pertaining to
46
rhythm/o
rhythm
47
-ia
condition
48
brady-
slow
49
-cardia
heart condition
50
-dynia
pain
51
-megaly
enlargment
52
cyan/o
blue
53
-osis
abnormal condition
54
dys-
difficult
55
-pnea
breathing
56
emesis
to vomit
57
isch/o
to hold back
58
-emia
blood condition
59
orth/o
straight, upright
60
-ary
pertaining to
61
tachy-
rapic
62
-ous
pertaining to
63
tetra-
four
64
-logy
study of
65
stenosis
narrowing
66
-itis
inflammation
67
a-
without
68
ec-
out of
69
top/o
place
70
tachy-
rapid
71
pector/o
chest
72
-is
structure
73
myocardi/o
heart muscle
74
cardiomy/o
myocardium
75
-pathy
disease
76
-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
77
esophag/o
esophagus
78
-eal
pertaining to
79
varic/o
dilated vein
80
hyper-
excessive
81
tens/o
stretching
82
hypo-
below, deficient
83
occlus/o
blockage
84
phleb/o
vein
85
thromb/o
clotting, clot
86
varic/o
varices
87
-ose
pertaining to
88
myx/o
mucus
89
hemangi/o
blood vessel
90
-oma
tumor, mass
91
-sarcoma
connective tissue cancer
92
sub-
under
93
tract/o
pulling
94
echo-
sound
95
electr/o
electricity
96
-graphy
process of recording
97
fluor/o
to flow
98
-scopy
process of viewing
99
per-
through
100
-fusion
process of recording
101
-mission
sending
102
tom/o
slice
103
radi/o
rays
104
-tomy
incision
105
-plasty
surgical repair
106
ather/o
fat, plaque
107
-ectomy
removal
108
end-
within
109
commissur/o
connection
110
extra-
outside
111
corpor/o
body
112
cutane/o
skin
113
trans-
across
114
lumin/o
lumen
115
-centesis
surgical puncture
116
re-
again
117
-ization
process
118
hemorrhoid/o
hemorrhoids
119
scler/o
hard
120
-therapy
treatment
121
AV
atrioventricular
122
BP
blood pressure
123
CO²
carbon dioxide
124
CV
cardiovascular
125
LA
left atrium
126
LV
left ventricle
127
MV
mitral valve
128
NSR
normal sinus rhythm
129
O ²
oxygen
130
PA
pulmonary artery
131
PV
pulmonary vein
132
RA
right atrium
133
RV
right ventricle
134
SA
sinoatrial
135
TV
tricuspid valve
136
AEB
atrial ectopic beat
137
AF
atrial fibrillation
138
AMI
acute myocardial infarction
139
AS
aortic stenosis
140
ASD
atrial septal defect
141
ASHD
arteriosclerotic heart disease
142
BBB
bundle branch block
143
CAD
coronary artery disease
144
CHF
congestive heart failure
145
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
146
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
147
HF
heart failure
148
HTN
hypertension
149
MI
myocardial infarction
150
MR
mitral regurgitation
151
MS
mitral stenosis
152
MVP
mitral valve prolapse
153
PAC
premature atrial contraction
154
PDA
patent ductus arteriosus
155
PVC
premature ventricular contraction
156
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
157
SOB
shortness of breath
158
SSS
sick sinus syndrome
159
SVT
superficial vein thrombosis
160
TS
tricuspid stenosis
161
VEB
ventricular ectopic beat
162
VSD
ventricular septal defect
163
VT
ventricular tachycardia
164
A&P
auscultation and percussion
165
BP
blood pressure
166
bpm
beats per minute
167
Cath
(cardiac) catheterization
168
CPK
creatine phosphokinase
169
DSA
digital subtraction angiography
170
ECG, EKG
electrocardiography, electrocardiogram
171
ECHO
echocardiography
172
EST
exercise stress test
173
HDL
high-density lipoprotein
174
LDL
low-density lipoprotein
175
LDH
lactate dehydrogenase
176
PET
positron emission tomography
177
TEE
transesophageal echocardiography
178
AICD
aurtomatic implantable cardiac-defibrillator
179
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
180
CCB
calcium channel blocker
181
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
182
ECC
extracorporeal circulation
183
EVLT
endovenous laser ablation therapy
184
LVAD
left ventricular assist device
185
MIDCAB
minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass
186
PACAB
port-access coronary artery bypass
187
PICC
peripherally inserted central catheter
188
PTCA
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
189
RFCA
radiofrequency catheter ablation
190
SK
streptokinase
191
TEA
thromboendarterectomy
192
TMR
transmyocardial revascularization
