Cardiovascular System-Heart Word Parts and Abbreviations

Vocabulary flashcards covering common prefixes, combining forms, suffixes, and disorder abbreviations related to the cardiovascular system and heart.

a-

Absence of, without

bi-

Two

brady-

Slow

dys-

Bad, abnormal, painful, difficult

endo-

Within, in

epi-

On, upon, over

hyper-

Above, excessive

hypo-

Below, deficient

inter-

Between

pan-

All, total

peri-

Surrounding, around

poly-

Excessive, over, many

tachy-

Fast, rapid

tri-

Three

angi/o

Vessel

aort/o

Aorta

arteri/o

Artery

ather/o

Yellowish, fatty plaque

atri/o

Atrium

card/i or cardi/o

Heart

coron/o

Heart, crown, or circle

ech/o

Sound

electr/o

Electricity

isch/o

Deficiency, blockage

my/o or myos/o

Muscle

plasm/o

Plasma

symptomat/o

Symptom

thromb/o

Clot

valv/o or valvul/o

Valve

vas/o

Vessel

ven/o

Vein

ventricul/o

Ventricle

-ac

Pertaining to

-ade

Process of

-al

Pertaining to

-apheresis

Removal

-ar

Pertaining to

-centesis

Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

-dynia

Pain

-ectomy

Excision, surgical removal

-emia

Condition of blood

-genic

Producing, originating, causing

-gram

Record, radiographic image

-graph

Instrument used to record

-graphy

Process of recording, radiographic imaging

-ia

Condition of, diseased state, abnormal state

-ic

Pertaining to

-ion

Process

-itis

Inflammation

-lgia

Pain

-logist

Specialist who studies and treats

-lysis

Loosening, dissolution, separating

-megaly

Enlarged, enlargement

-oma

Tumor

-osis

Abnormal condition

-ous

Pertaining to

-pathy

Disease

-penia

Abnormal reduction in number

-pexy

Surgical fixation, suspension

-plasty

Surgical repair

-poiesis

Formation

-sclerosis

Hardening

-scope

Instrument used to view

-scopy

Process of viewing

-stasis

Stop, stopping, controlling

-stenosis

Narrowing, constriction

-tomy

Cut into, incision

CAD

Coronary Artery Disease

HF

Heart Failure

MI

Myocardial Infarction

aneurysm

a localized dilation of a blood vessel due to weakness in the vessel wall, which can lead to rupture or internal bleeding.

Angina

chest pain due to reduced blood flow to the heart.

Arrhythmia

an irregular heartbeat that can affect how well the heart pumps blood.

coronary artery disease (CAD)

a condition characterized by the narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries due to atherosclerosis, which can lead to chest pain or heart attacks.

myocardial infarction (MI)

a medical emergency where blood flow to a part of the heart is blocked, causing damage to the heart muscle, commonly known as a heart attack.

Coronary artery Bypass Graft (CABG)

a surgical procedure to improve blood flow to the heart by redirecting blood around blocked arteries using a graft.

Sphygmomanometer

An instrument used to measure blood pressure by monitoring the pressure in the arteries.

bruit

an abnormal, blowing or swishing sound heard through a stethoscope over a blood vessel, caused by turbulent blood flow

Hypercholesterolemia

a condition marked by high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad" cholesterol in the blood

Hyperlipidemia

an excess of fats or lipids—such as cholesterol and triglycerides—circulating in your blood

Hypertension

a chronic medical condition in which the force of blood pushing against your artery walls is consistently too high, making the heart work harder to pump blood

AV

audiovisual or audio/video in technology and media

BP

Blood pressure

CABG

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

CAD

coronary artery disease

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

DVT

deep vein thrombosis

ECG, EKG

a quick, painless, and noninvasive medical test that records the electrical activity of your heart

ECHO

A non-invasive heart ultrasound scan used to evaluate heart valves, chambers, and pumping efficiency

HF

heart failure

MI

myocardial infarction

PTCA

Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty)