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Vocabulary
Medical Terminology & Abbreviations: Cardiovascular System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angi/o , vas/o | blood or lymph vessel (e.g.: angioplasty) |
| arteri/o | artery (e.g.: arterial) |
| ather/o | plaque, fatty substance (e.g.: atherosclerosis) |
| brady | slow (e.g.: bradycardia) |
| cardi/o | heart (e.g.: cardiac) |
| -crasia | mixture or blending (e.g.: dyscrasia) |
| -emia | blood, blood condition (e.g.: anemia) |
| eryth/o | red (e.g.: erythrocyte) |
| hem/o , hemat/o | blood, relating to the blood (e.g.: hemoglobin) |
| leuk/o | white (e.g.: leukocyte) |
| phleb/o , ven/o | vein (e.g.: phlebitis) |
| tachy | fast (e.g.: tachycardia) |
| thromb/o | clot (e.g.: thrombus) |
| BPM | Beats Per Minute |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| EKG or ECG | Electrocardiogram |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction (i.e.: heart attack) |
| PVD | Peripheral Vascular Disease |
| PAD | Peripheral Artery Disease |