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cardiovascular parts
Term | Definition |
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angi/o | blood or lymph vessel |
aort/o | aorta |
arteri/o | artery |
ather/o | plaque, fatty substance |
cardi/o | heart |
-crasia | mixture or blending |
cyt/o, -cyte | cell |
-emia | blood, blood condition |
erythr/o | red |
hem/o, hemat/o | blood, relating to blood |
leuk/o | white |
phleb/o | vein |
-sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
-stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
rhythm/o | rhythm |
tachy- | fast |
thromb/o | clot |
vas/o | vessel |
valv/o, valvul/o | valve |
vascul/o | blood vessel |
ven/o | vein |
a-fib | atrial fibrillation |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
HTN | hypertension |
v-fib | ventricular fibrillation |