Flashcards in Chapter 8: Cardiovascular System Deck (48):
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brady-
slow
1
-graph
instrument for recording
2
-sphyxia
pluse
3
angi/o, vascul/o
vessel (usually blood or lymph)
4
ather/o
fatty plaque
5
sphygm/o
pluse
6
phleb/o, ven/o
vein
7
sten/o
narrowing, stricture
8
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
9
scler/o
hardening, sclera (white of eye)
10
arteri/o
artery
11
my/o
muscle
12
peri-
around
13
-gram
record, writing
14
-graphy
process of recording
15
hemangi/o
blood vessel
16
arteriol/o
arteriole
17
cadi/o
heart
18
thromb/o
blood clot
19
tachy-
rapid
20
endo-
in, within
21
electr/o
electricity
22
-tomy
incision
23
-ectasis
dilation, expansion
24
ECG EKG
electrocardiogram
25
Chol
cholesterol
26
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
27
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
28
BP
blood pressure
29
AV
atrioventricular: arteriovenous
30
LDL
low-density lipoprotein
31
ECHO
echocardiogram; echoencephalogram
32
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
33
CCU
coronary care unit
34
MI
myocardial infraction
35
I.V.,IV
intravenous
36
ASHD
arteriosclerotic heart disease
37
HF
heart failure
38
CHD
coronary heart disease
39
-ar
relating to, pertaining to
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trans-
across
41
extra-
outside
42
aort/o
aorta
43
atri/o
atrium
44
ventricul/o
ventricle
45
embol/o
plug
46
sept/o
septum
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