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