CH 5 - Cardiovascular system Flashcards
(133 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
cardi/o
A
heart
8
Q
coron/o
A
heart
9
Q
embol/o
A
plug
10
Q
fibrin/o
A
fibers
11
Q
isch/o
A
to hold back
12
Q
myocardi/o
A
heart muscle
13
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
14
Q
sept/o
A
wall
15
Q
son/o
A
sound
16
Q
sphygm/o
A
pulse
17
Q
sphygm/o
A
pulse
18
Q
steth/o
A
chest
19
Q
thromb/o
A
clot
20
Q
valv/o
A
valve
21
Q
valvul/o
A
valve
22
Q
varic/o
A
dilated vein
23
Q
vascul/o
A
blood vessel
24
Q
vas/o
A
vessel
25
ven/o
vein
26
ventricul/o
ventricle
27
venul/o
venule
28
-cardia
heart condition
29
-monometer
instrument to measure pressure
30
-ole
small
31
-pressor
to press down
32
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
33
-tension
pressure
34
-tonic
pertaining to tone
35
-ule
small
36
di-
two
37
bi/o
life
38
corpor/o
body
39
cutane/o
skin
40
duct/o
to bring
41
fibrin/o
fibers
42
my/o
muscle
43
lip/o
fat
44
orth/o
straight
45
peripher/o
away from center
46
pulmon/o
lung
47
scler/o
hard
48
sept/o
a wall
49
-ia
condition
50
-ectomy
surgical removal
51
-gram
record
52
-graphy
process of recording
53
-lytic
description
54
-meglay
enlarged
55
-oma
mass
56
-pathy
disease
57
-plasty
surgical repari
58
-rrhexis
rupture
59
-sclerosis
hardening
60
-scope
instrument for viewing
61
-stenosis
narrowing
62
-therapy
treatment
63
a-
without
64
anti-
against
65
brady-
slow
66
de-
without
67
endo-
inner
68
extra-
outside of
69
hyper-
excessive; elevated
70
hypo-
insufficient; low
71
inter-
between
72
intra-
within
73
per-
through
74
peri-
around
75
poly-
many
76
pre-
before
77
re-
again
78
tachy-
fast
79
tetra-
four
80
trans-
across
81
ultra-
beyond
82
AED
automated external defibrillator
83
AF
atrial fibrillation
84
AMI
acute myocardinal infarction
85
AS
arteriosclerosis
86
ASD
arterial septal defect
87
ASHD
arteriosclerotic heart disease
88
AV, A-V
atrioventricular
89
BBB
bundle branch block (L for left, R for right)
90
BP
blood pressure
91
bpm
beats per minute
92
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
93
CAD
coronary artery disease
94
cath
catheterization
95
CC
cardiac catheterization, chief complaint
96
CCU
coronary care unit
97
CHF
congestive heart failure
98
CK
creatine kinase
99
CoA
coarctation of the aorta
100
CP
chest pain
101
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
102
CSD
congenital septal defect
103
CV
cardiovascular
104
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
105
ECC
extracorporeal circulation
106
ECC
extracorporeal circulation
107
ECG, EKG
electrocardiogram
108
ECHO
echocardiogram
109
fib
fibrillation
110
HTN
hyptertension
111
ICD
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
112
ICU
intensive care unit
113
IV
left-ventricular hypertrophy
114
IV
intravenous
115
MI
myocardial infarction, mitral insufficiency
116
mm Hg
millimeters of mercury
117
MR
mitral regurgitation
118
MS
mitral stenosis or multiple sclerosis
119
MVP
mitral valve prolapse
120
P
pulse
121
PAC
premature atrial contraction
122
PDA
patent ductus arteriosus
123
PTCA
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
124
PVC
premature ventricular contraction
125
PVC
peripheral vascular disease
126
S1
first heart sound
127
S2
second heart sound
128
SA, S-A
sinoatrial
129
SK
streptokinase
130
tPA
tissue plasminogen activator
131
V fib
ventricular fibrillation
132
VSD
ventricular septal defect
133
VT
ventricular tachycardia
