Quiz 4: Cardiovascular System Prefix, Suffix, combining form, abbreviations

a-

absence of, without

bi-

two

brady-

slow

endo-

within, in

epi-

on, upon, over

hyper-

above, excessive

inter-

between

pan-

all, total

peri-

surrounding, around

tachy-

fast, rapid

tri-

three

atri/o

atrium

cardi/o

heart

ech/o

sound

electr/o

electricity

symptomat/o

symptom

valv/o

valve

ventricul/o

ventricle

-ac

pertaining to

-apheresis

removal

-centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal

-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

-itis

inflammation

-lysis

lossening, disolution, separating

-megaly

enlarged, enlargement

-logist

specialist, physcian who studies and treats

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

-tomy

incision

-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

ACS

Acute coronary syndrome

AFib

atrial fibrillation

AV

Atrioventricular

BP

blood pressure

CABG

coronary artery bypass graft

CAD

coronary artery disease

CCU

coronary care unit, cardiac care unit

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

DVT

deep vein thrombosis

ECG, EKG

electrocardiogram

ECHO

echocardiogram

HF

heart failure

HHD

hypertensive heart disease

HTN

hypertension

IV

intravenous

MI

myocardial infraction

PAD

peripheral artery disease

PTCA

percutaneous tranluminal coronary angioplasty

SPECT

single-photon emission computed tomography

TEE

transesophageal echocardiogram