Cardiovascular Vocabulary Flashcards
(125 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
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
emnol/o
A
plug
15
Q
A
16
Q
fibrin/o
A
fibers
17
Q
hem/o
A
blood
18
Q
isch/o
A
to hold back
19
Q
lip/o
A
fat
20
Q
my/o
A
muscle
21
Q
myocardi/o
A
heart muscle
22
Q
AED
A
automated external defibrillator
23
Q
AF
A
atrial fiberillation
24
Q
AMI
A
acute myocardial infarction
25
AS
ateriosclerosis
26
ASD
atrial septal defect
27
ASHD
arteriosclerotic heart disease
28
AV,A-V
atrioventricular
29
BBB
bundle branch block
30
BP
blood pressure
31
bpm
beats per min
32
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
33
CAD
coronary artery disease
34
cath
catheterization
34
CC
cardiac catheterization chief complaint
35
CCU
coronary care unit
36
CHF
congestive heart faliure
37
CK
creatin kinase
38
CoA
coarctation of the aorta
39
CP
chest pain
40
CPR
cardiopumonary resuscitation
41
CSD
congentail septal defect
42
CV
cardiovascular
43
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
44
ECC
extracorporeal circulation
45
ECC
extracorporeal circulation
46
ECG EKG
electrocardiogram
47
ECHO
echcardiography
48
fib
fibrillation
49
HTN
hypertension
50
ICD
implantable caedioverter-defibrillator
51
ICU
intensive care unit
52
IV
intravenous
53
LVH
left-ventricular hypertrophy
54
MI
myocardial infarction mitral insufficiency
55
mm Hg
millimeters of mercury
56
orth/o
stright
57
pector/o
chest
58
peripher/o
away from center
59
phleb/o
vein
60
pulmon/o
lung
61
sept/o
a wall
62
son/o
sound
63
sphygm/o
pulse
64
stelth/o
chest
65
thromb/o
clot
66
valv/o
valve
67
valcul/o
valve
68
varic/o
dilated
69
vas/o
vessle
70
vascul/o
blood vessle
71
ven/o
vein
72
ventricul/o
ventricle
73
venul/o
venule
74
-ac
pertaing to
75
-al
pertaining to
76
-ar
pertaining to
77
-ary
pertaining to
78
-cardia
heart condition
79
-eal
pertaing 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
-iytic
destruction
88
-manomerter
instrument to measure pressure
89
-megaly
enlarged
90
-ole
small
91
-oma
mass
92
-ose
pertaing to
93
-ous
pertaing 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
-stenosis
narrow
101
-tension
pressure
102
-therapy
treatment
103
-tic
pertaining to
104
-tonic
pertaining to tone
105
-ule
small
106
a-
without
107
anti-
against
108
brady-
slow
109
de-
without
110
endo-
inner
111
extra-
outside of
112
hyper-
excessive
113
hypo-
insufficient
114
inter-
between
115
intra-
within
116
per-
through
117
peri-
around
118
poly-
many
119
pre-
before
120
re-
again
121
tachy-
fast
122
tetra-
4
123
trans-
across
124
ultra-
beyond
