cardiovascular system Flashcards
(115 cards)
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
atrium
7
Q
bi/o
A
life
8
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
9
Q
coron/o
A
heart
10
Q
corbor/o
A
body
11
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
12
Q
duct/o
A
to birng
13
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
14
Q
embol/o
A
plug
15
Q
fibrin/o
A
fibers
16
Q
hem/p
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
AEB
A
automated external defibrillator
22
Q
AF
A
atrial fibrillation
23
Q
AMI
A
acute myocardial infraction
24
Q
AS
A
arteriosclerosis
25
ASD
atrial septal defect
26
ASHD
atrioventricular heart disease
27
AV, A-V
atrioventricular
28
BBB
bundle branch block (L=left, R=right)
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 comlaint
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
ICU
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
50
IV
intravenous
51
LVH
left-ventricular hypertrophy
52
MI
myocardial infraction, mitral insufficiency
53
mm Hg
millimeters of mercury
54
orth/o
straight
55
pector/o
chest
56
peripher/o
away from center
57
phleb/o
vein
58
pulmon/o
lung
59
scler/o
hard
60
sept/o
a wall
61
son/o
sound
62
sphygm/o
pulse
63
steth/o
chest
64
thromb/o
clot
65
valv/o, valvul/o
valve
66
varci/o
dilated vein
67
vas/o
vessel
68
vascul/o
blood vessel
69
ven/o
vein
70
ventricul/o
ventricle
71
venul/o
venule
72
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic,
-ose, -tic,
pertaining to
73
-cardia
heart condition
74
-ectomy
surgical removal
75
-gram
record
76
-graphy
process of recording
77
-ia
condition
78
-itis
inflammation
79
-logy
study of
80
-lytic
destruction
81
-manometer
instrument to measure pressure
82
-megaly
enlarged
83
-ole
small
84
-oma
mass
85
-pathy
disease-
86
-plasty
surgical repair
87
-pressor
to press down
88
-rrhexis
rupture
89
-sclerosis
hardening
90
-scope
instrument for viewing
91
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
92
-stenosis
narrowing
93
-tension
pressure
94
-therapy
treatment
95
-tonic
pertaining to tone
96
-ule
small
97
a-
without
98
anti-
against
99
brady-
slow
100
de-
without
101
endo-
inner
102
extra-
outside of
103
hyper-
excessive
104
hypo-
insufficient
105
inter-
between
106
inter-
within
107
per-
through
108
peri-
around
109
poly-
many
110
pre-
before
111
re-
again
112
tachy-
fast
113
tetra-
four
114
trans-
across
115
ultra-
beyond
