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Chapter 11 - Cardio - Med Term and Abbr
Question | Answer |
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angi/o | vessel |
aort/o | aorta |
arter/o, arteri/o | artery |
ather/o | atheroma |
atri/o | atrium, upper heart chamber |
brachi/o | arm |
cardi/o | heart |
cholesterol/o | cholesterol (a lipid substance) |
coron/o | heart |
cyan/o | blue |
myx/o | mucus |
ox/o | oxygen |
pericardi/o | pericardium |
phleb/o | vein |
sphygm/o | pulse |
steth/o | chest |
thromb/o | clot |
valvul/o, valv/o | valve |
vas/o | vessel |
vascul/o | vessel |
ven/o, ven/i | vein |
ventricul/o | ventricle, lower heart chamber |
AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
AF | atrial fibrillation |
AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
AS | aortic stenosis |
ASD | atrial septic defect |
CABG | coronary artery bypass grafting |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
DES | drug eluding stent |
DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
ECG | electrocardiography |
ECHO | echocardiography |
HTN | hypertension |
LAD | left anterior descending |
MI | myocardial infarction |
MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
SA | sinoatrial node |
SOB | shortness of breath |
TEE | transesophogeal echocardiography |
VF | ventricular fibrillation |