Med Term: Cardiovascular System

aort/o

aorta

angi/o; vas/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

ather/o

fatty substance

atri/o

atrium

cardi/o; coron/o

heart

corpor/o

body

cuntane/o

skin

duct/o

to bring

electr/o

electricity

embol/o

plug

hem/o

blood

ischi/o

to hold back

lip/o

fat

my/o

muscle

myocardi/o

heart muscle

orth/o

straight

pector/o; steth/o

chest

phleb/o; ven/o

vein

pulmon/o

lung

sept/o

a wall

son/o

sound

sphygm/o

pulse

valv/o; valvul/o

vallve

varic/o

dilated vein

vascul/o

blood vessel

ventricul/o

ventricle

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emia

blood condition

-gram

record

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-lytic

destruction

-manometer

instrument to measure pressure

-megaly

enlarged

-ole

small

-oma

growth

-pathy

disease

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument for viewing

-spasm

involuntary muscle contraction

-stenosis

narrowing

-tension

pressure

-tonic

pertaining to sound

-ule

small

a-

without

anti-

against

brady-

slow

de-

without

di-

two, twice, double

endo-

inner

extra-

outside of

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

insufficient

inter-

between

intra-

within

per-

through

per-

around

poly-

many

tachy-

fast

tetra-

four

trans-

across

ultra-

beyond

AED

automated external defibrillator

AF

atrial fibrillation

AMI

acute myocardial infarction

AS

arteriosclerosis

ASD

atrial septal defect

ASHD

arteriosclerotic heart disease

AV

atrioventricular

BBB

bundle branch block ( L-left, R-right)

BP

blood pressure

bpm

beats per minute

CABG

coronary artery bypass graft

CAD

coronary artery disease

cath

catheterization

CC

cardiac catheterization, chief complaint

CCU

coronary care unit

CHF

congestive heart failure

CoA

coarctation of the aorta

CP

chest pain

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CSD

congenital septal defect

CV

cardiovascular

DVT

deep vein thrombosis

ECC

extracorporeal circulation

ECG,EKG

electrocardiogram

ECHO

echocardiogram

GOT

glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase

HTN

hypertension

ICD

implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

ICU

intensive care unit

IV

intravenous

LVAD

left ventricular assist device

LVH

left ventricular hypertrophy

MI

myocardial infarction, mitral insufficiency