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cardiovascular_syste
Terminology and abreviations about the cardiovascular system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| ather/o | fatty substance, plaque |
| arti/o | atrium |
| brady- | slow |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart |
| isch/o | suppress, restrain |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -motor | movement, motion |
| palpit/o | flutter, throbbing |
| phleb/o | vein |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| -stenosis | narrowed, constricted |
| tachy- | fast |
| valv/o valvul/o | valve |
| vas/o | vessel, vas deferens |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle of the heart or brain |
| venul/o | venule |
| ACLS | advanced cardiac life support |
| AED | automated external defibrillator |
| Afib | atrial fibrillation |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| ASCVD | arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| AV, A-V | atrioventricular, arteriovenous |
| AVB | atrioventricular block |
| AVD | aortic valve disease |
| AVR | aortic valve replacement |
| AVS | arteriovenous shunt |
| BBB | bundle branch block |
| BCLS | basic cardiac life support |
| BP | blood pressure |
| bpm | beats per minute |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CO | cardiac output |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| DNR | do not resuscitate |
| ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
| ECHO | echocardiography |
| HR | heart rate |
| HTN | hypertension |
| IV | intravenous, intraventricular |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| P | pulse |
| PAC | premature atrial contraction |
| PALS | pediatric advanced life support |
| Vfib | ventricular fibrillation |
| vtach | ventricular tachycardia |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| ather/o | fatty substance, plaque |
| arti/o | atrium |
| brady- | slow |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart |
| isch/o | suppress, restrain |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -motor | movement, motion |
| palpit/o | flutter, throbbing |
| phleb/o | vein |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| -stenosis | narrowed, constricted |
| tachy- | fast |
| valv/o valvul/o | valve |
| vas/o | vessel, vas deferens |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle of the heart or brain |
| venul/o | venule |
| ACLS | advanced cardiac life support |
| AED | automated external defibrillator |
| Afib | atrial fibrillation |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| ASCVD | arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| AV, A-V | atrioventricular, arteriovenous |
| AVB | atrioventricular block |
| AVD | aortic valve disease |
| AVR | aortic valve replacement |
| AVS | arteriovenous shunt |
| BBB | bundle branch block |
| BCLS | basic cardiac life support |
| BP | blood pressure |
| bpm | beats per minute |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CO | cardiac output |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| DNR | do not resuscitate |
| ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
| ECHO | echocardiography |
| HR | heart rate |
| HTN | hypertension |
| IV | intravenous, intraventricular |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| P | pulse |
| PAC | premature atrial contraction |
| PALS | pediatric advanced life support |
| Vfib | ventricular fibrillation |
| vtach | ventricular tachycardia |
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