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Med Term Chp 5 :)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| atri/o | atrium |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart |
| electr/o | electricity |
| hemangi/o | blood vessel |
| phleb/o | vein |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| steth/o | chest |
| thromb | clot |
| valv/o | valve |
| valvula/o | valve |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| vas/o | vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| -manometer | instrument to measure pressure |
| -ole | small |
| -tension | pressure |
| -ule | small |
| -gram | record or picture |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ole | small |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -oma | tumor |
| -al | pertaining to |
| inter- | among |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertainging to |
| AF | atrialfibrillation |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| AS | arteriosclerosis |
| ASK | ? |
| ASHD | ? |
| AV | ? |
| BBB | bundle branch block |
| BP | blood pressure |
| bpm | beats per minute |
| CABG | ? |
| CAD | ? |
| cath | catheterization |
| HTN | hypertension |
| ICU | intensive care unit |
| IV | intervenous |
| P | pulse |
| S1 | first heart sound |
| S2 | second heart sound |
| SK | streptokinase |
| SA | sinoatrial |
| tPA | tissue-type plasminogen activator |
| Vfib | ventricular fibrillation |
| VSB | ventriculr septal defect |
| VT | ventricular tachycardia |