Circulatory system

Question 1

Cardia/cardiacus

Answer 1

Concerning the heart

Cardiac event

Question 2

A-

Answer 2

Without or deficient

Arrhythmia (without normal rhythm)

Question 3

-arm

Answer 3

Blood

Anaemia (reduced red blood cells)

Question 4

-ia

Answer 4

Condition of

Question 5

Ather-(o)

Answer 5

Plaque or fatty substance

Question 6

Sclerosis

Answer 6

Harden

Atherosclerosis (hard fatty deposits on blood vessel walls)

Question 7

Brady-

Answer 7

Slow

Bradycardia (slow heart)

Question 8

Tacky-

Answer 8

Fast

Tachycardia (fast heart)

Question 9

Dys-

Answer 9

Difficult, poor, bad, disordered

Dysrhythmia(disordered rhythm - usually of the heart)

Question 10

Hyper-

Answer 10

Increased

Question 11

Hypo-

Answer 11

Decreased

Question 12

-tension

Answer 12

Pressure

Hypertension(increased blood pressure-BP)

Question 13

Infarct

Answer 13

Plug up or cram

Plugging up blood supply

Question 14

Isch-

Answer 14

Restriction

Ischaemia (restriction of blood flow)

Question 15

My-(o)

Answer 15

Muscle

Question 16

Card

Answer 16

Pertaining to the heart

Question 17

-(I)al

Answer 17

Condition

Myocardial (condition pertaining to the heart)

Question 18

Stenosis

Answer 18

Tightening, stricture

Mitral valve stenosis(stricture involving one of the valves in the heart)

Question 19

C/o

Answer 19

Complained of

Question 20

H/O

Answer 20

History of

Question 21

M. I

Answer 21

Myocardial infarction or heart attack

Question 22

IHD

Answer 22

Ischaemic heart disease

Question 23

CVD

Answer 23

Cardiovascular disease

Question 24

CVS

Answer 24

Cardiovascular system

Question 25

AAA

Answer 25

Abdominal aortic aneurysms (weakness in the wall of the aorta)

Question 26

AF

Answer 26

Artial fibrillation ( a heart dysthymia

Question 27

CABG

Answer 27

Coronary artery bypass graft

Question 28

CO

Answer 28

Cardiac output

Question 29

ECG

Answer 29

Electrocardiogram (at racing of the electrical activity of the heart)

Question 30

HR

Answer 30

Heart rate

Question 31

FU

Answer 31

Follow up

Question 32

VT

Answer 32

Ventricular tachycardia ( a fast heart rhythm)

Question 33

VF

Answer 33

Ventricular fibrillation (a fast heart rhythm that may be fatal)