cardiovascular system terms

type shi

Angi/o

vessel

Aort/o

aorta

Arteri/o

artery

Ather/o

plaque, fatty substance

Capill/o

capillaries

Cardi/o

heart

Coron/o

coronary artery

Embol/o

embolism

phleb/o, ven/o

vein

Thromb/o

clot

valv/o, valvul/o

valve

Vas/o, Vascul/o

blood vessel

Ventricular

Pertaining to the chamber of the heart

Hypo-

insufficient, below normal (levels)

Sub-

under, below (location)

A-, an-

without

-crasia

mixture

-itis

inflammation

-malacia

abnormal softening

-megaly

enlargement

-necrosis

death of tissue

-osis

abnormal condition

-penia

not enough blood cells

-rrhagia

excessive flow

-rrhea

abnormal flow

-sclerosis

hardening

-stasis

stopping, controlling the bleeding

AED

automated external defibrillator

AF

atrial fibrillation

AV

atrioventricular

BP

blood pressure

BPM

beats per minute

CAD

coronary artery disease

CHF

congestive heart failure

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

ECG, EKG

electrocardiogram

HTN

hypertension

IV

intravenous

MI

myocardial infarction (heart attack)

cyan/o

blue

-emia

presence of something in the blood

-poietic

formation

chromat/o

color

hem/o

blood