LESSON 3: THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM WORD PARTS & ACRONYMS Flashcards by maeday a

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angi/o

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blood vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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plaque, fatty substance

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cardi/o

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heart

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coron/o

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heart

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erythr/o

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red

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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ischi/o

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hold back

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leuk/o

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white

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my/o

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muscle

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phleb/o

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vein

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thromb/o

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clot

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valvul/o

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valve

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vascul/o

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blood vessel

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ven/o

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vein

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a-, an-

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without, less than

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anti-

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against

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brady-

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slow

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endo-

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within, inside

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hyper-

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increased

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hypo-

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decreased

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peri-

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surrounding

tachy-

fast, rapid

-cyte

cell

-emia

blood formation

-itis

inflammation

-lytic

destroy or dissolve

-penia

deficiency, too few

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

AAA

abdominal aortic aneurysm

AED

automatic external defibrillator

AMI

acute myocardial infarction

BP

blood pressure

CABG (pronounced "cabbage")

coronary artery bypass graft

CAD

coronary artery disease

CCU

coronary care unit

CHF

congestive heart failure

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

ECG/EKG

electrocardiogram

Echo

echocardiogram

HDL

high-density lipoprotein (good cholesterol)

HTN

hypertension

ICD

implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

LDL

low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol)

MI

myocardial infarction

PVD

peripheral vascular disease