med terms ch 7-9

Anti-

Against

Bi-

Two

De-

Lack of, down, less, removal of

Echo-

Reflecting sound

Endo-

Within

Epi-

Above or on

Inter-

Between

Peri-

Surrounding

Poly-

Many

Pre-

Before

Tri-

Three

Angi/o

Vessel

Arter/o

Artery

Arteri/o

Artery

Atri/o

Atrium

Capillar/o

Capillary

Cardi/o

Heart

Coron/o

Heart

Diastole/o

Expansion

Erythr/o

Red

Hemat/o, hem/o

Blood

Leuk/o

White

Mon/o

One, single

Morph/o

Shape

My/o

Muscle

Nucle/o

Nucleus

Phag/o

Eat, swallow

Phleb/o

Vein

Sphygm/o

Pulse

Systol/o

Contraction

Thromb/o

Clot

Vascul/o

Blood vessel

Ven/o, ven/i

Vein

Ventricul/o

Ventricle

-cytes

Cells

-globin

Protein

-manometer

Pressure measurement

-oles

Small

-plasty

Surgical repair

-tomy

Process of cutting

-ules

Small

AV node

Atrioventricular node

BP

Blood pressure

PVD

Peripheral vascular disease

RBC

Red blood cell

SA node

Sinoatrial node

WBC

White blood cell

A-, an-

Without

Brady-

Slow

Con-

With

Peri-

Surrounding

Poly-

Many, much

Tachy-

Fast

Ather/o

Plaque

Coron/o

Heart

Erythr/o

Red

Isch/o

To hold back, back

Lip/o

Fat

Megal/o

Large

My/o

Muscle

Orth/o

Straight

Pector/o

Chest

Phleb/o

Vein

Sten/o

Narrowing

Thromb/o

Clot

-emia

Blood condition

-genital

Birth

-lytic

Breakdown

-megaly

Enlarged

-penia

Deficiency

-poietin

Substance that forms

-sclerosis

Hardening

BP

Blood pressure

CAD

Coronary artery disease

CHF

Congestive heart failure

CVA

Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

DVT

Deep vein thrombosis

ECG (or EKG)

Electrocardiogram

EPO

Erythropoietin

HDL

High-density lipoprotein

HF

Heart failure

LDL

Low-density lipoprotein

MI

Myocardial infarction (heart attack), mitral insufficiency

PE

Pulmonary embolism

PVD

Peripheral vascular disease

Endo-

Within

Extra-

Outside

Re-

Again, back

Angi/o

Vessel

Corpor/o

Body

Fluor/o

Luminous

-ectomy

Excision, removal, resection

-pheresis

Removal

-rrhaphy

Suture

-stenosis

Narrowing

ABPI

Ankle-brachial pressure index

ACLS

Advanced cardiac life support

AED

Automated external defibrillator

BLS

Basic life support

CABG

Coronary artery bypass graft