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
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
orth/o
A
straight
22
Q
pector/o
A
chest
23
Q
peripher/o
A
away from center
24
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
25
pulmon/o
lung
26
scler/o
hard
27
sept/o
a wall
28
son/o
sound
29
sphygm/o
pulse
30
steth/o
chest
31
thromb/o
clot
32
valv/o
valve
33
valvul/o
valve
34
varic/o
dilated vein
35
vas/o
vessel
36
vascul/o
blood vessel
37
ven/o
vein
38
ventricul/o
ventricle
39
venul/o
venule
40
-ac
pertaining to
41
-al
pertaining to
42
-ar
pertaining to
43
-ary
pertaining to
44
-cardia
heart condition
45
-eal
pertaining to
46
-ectomy
surgical removal
47
-gram
record
48
-graphy
process of recording
49
-ia
condition
50
-ic
pertaining to
51
-itis
inflammation
52
-logy
study of
53
-lytic
destruction
54
-manometer
instrument to measure pressure
55
-megaly
enlarged
56
-ole
small
57
-oma
mass
58
-ose
pertaining to
59
-ous
pertaining to
60
-pathy
disease
61
-plasty
surgical repair
62
-pressor
to press down
63
-rrhexis
rupture
64
-sclerosis
hardening
65
-scope
instrument for viewing
66
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
67
-stenosis
narrowing
68
-tension
pressure
69
-therapy
treatment
70
-tic
pertaining to
71
-tonic
pertaining to tone
72
-ule
small
73
a-
without
74
anti-
against
75
brady-
slow
76
de-
without
77
endo-
inner
78
extra-
outside of
79
hyper-
excessive
80
hypo-
insufficient
81
inter-
between
82
intra-
within
83
per-
through
84
peri-
around
85
poly-
many
86
pre-
before
87
re-
again
88
tachy-
fast
89
tetra-
four
90
trans-
across
91
ultra-
beyond
92
AED
automated external defibrillator
93
AF
atrial fibrillation
94
AMI
acute myocardial infarction
95
AS
arteriosclerosis
96
ASD
atrial septal defect
97
ASHD
arteriosclerotic heart disease
98
AV, A-V
atrioventricular
99
BBB
bundle branch block (L for left; R for right)
100
BP
blood pressure
101
bpm
beats per minute
102
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
103
CAD
coronary artery disease
104
cath
catheterization
105
CC
cardiac catheterization, chief complaint
106
CCU
coronary care unit
107
CHF
congestive heart failure
108
CK
creatine kinase
109
CoA
coarctation of the aorta
110
CP
chest pain
111
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
112
CSD
congenital septal defect
113
CV
cardiovascular
114
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
115
ECC
extracorporeal circulation
116
ECG, EKG
electrocardiogram
117
ECHO
echocardiography
118
fib
fibrillation
119
HTN
hypertension
120
ICD
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
121
ICU
intensive care unit
122
IV
intravenous
123
LVH
left-ventricular hypertrophy
124
MI
myocardial infarction, mitral insufficiency
125
mm Hg
millimeters of mercury
