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Vocabulary
Medical Terminology & Abbreviations: Cardiovascular System
Term | Definition |
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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 |