Medical Terminology Chapter 5

Angi/o, vas/o

Aort/o

Ather/o

Capill/o

Card/o, cardi/o

-crasia

Electr/o

Embol/o

-emia

Erythr/o

Fibrill/o

Hem/o, hemat/o

Infarct/o

Leuk/o

Occlus/o, occlud/o

Rhythm/o

-sclerosis

Sept/o

Tachy-

Thromb/o

Valv/o, valvul/o

Ven/o

ACE inhibitor

Anemia

Aneurysm

Aneurysm clipping

Angina

Angioplasty

Antiarrhythmic

Anticoagulant

Antihypertensive

Antiplatelet

Aortic stenosis

Aplastic anemia

Arrhythmia

Asystole

Atherectomy

Atheroma

Atherosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis

Atrial fibrillation

Artificial pacemaker

Automated external defibrillator/ AED

Beta-blocker drug

Blood dyscrasia

Bradycardia

Calcium channel blocker drug

Cardiac ablation

Cardiac arrest

Cardiac cathertization/ card catch/ cc

Carditis

Cardiomegaly

Cardiomyopathy

Cardiologist

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation/ CPR

Cardiotonic drug

Carotid artery stenosis

Carotid endartectomy

Cholesterol

Cholesterol-lowering drug

Chronic venous insufficiency/ CVI

Congenital heart defect/ CHD

Congestive heart failure/ CHF

Coronary artery bypass graft/ CABG

Coronary artery disease/ CAD/ ischemic heart disease

Coronary thrombosis

Deep vein thrombosis/ DVT

Defibrillation

Digital subtraction angiography/ DSA

Diuretic

Duplex ultrasound

Electrocardiography, electrocardiography/ EKG/ ECG

Embolism

Embolus

Endocarditis

Erythrocytes

Fibrillation

Fibrinogen

Heart block

Heart valve disease

Heart valve replacement

Hematologist

Hematopoietic

Hemochromatosis

Hemolytic anemia

Hemostasis

Heparin

High density lipoprotein

Hypertension/ HTN

Hypoperfusion

Defibrillator/ ICD

Ischemia

Leukemia

Leukocyte

Leukopenia

Low density lipoprotein

Megaloblastic anemia

Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass/ MIDCAB

Mitral valve prolapse

Mitral valve regurgitation