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MF NOV 19/20 Medterm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Angi | vessel |
| aort | aorta/largest artery |
| arteri | artery |
| arteriol | arteriole |
| atri | atria/atrium |
| ather | plaque/fatty buildup |
| cardi | heart |
| coagul | coagulation/clotting |
| constrict | narrowing |
| coron | heart |
| cyan | blue |
| cyt | cell |
| dilat | enlarge/expand |
| electr | electricity |
| erythr | red |
| hem/hemat | blood |
| leuk | white |
| lymph/lymphat | lymph |
| lumin | light |
| my/o | muscle |
| phleb | vein |
| pulmon | lung |
| rhythm | rhythm/heartbeat |
| sept | wall/partition |
| son | sound |
| sphygm | pulse |
| steth | chest |
| systol | contraction |
| tens | stretched/strained |
| thromb | clot |
| tom | to cut |
| vas | vessel/duct |
| vascul | blood vessel |
| ven/io | vein |
| ventricul | ventricle |
| venul | venule(small vein) |
| dia | through/complete |
| echo | reflected sound |
| em | in |
| endo | in/within |
| mega | large |
| per | through |
| trans | across |
| ant | substance that promotes |
| ati | process/condition |
| crit | to seperate |
| e | no meaning idk |
| emic | pertaining to blood condition |
| emia | blood condition |
| in/ine | chemical compound |
| ive | substance that promotes |
| lytic | pertaining to breakdown |
| or | does something |
| pathy | disease |
| penia | deficiency |
| pheresis | removal |
| sclerosis | hardening/thickening |
| stenosis | narrowing/tightening |
| stomy | surgical opening |
| um/us | structure/tissue/thing |
| version | to turn |
| AV | atrioventricular |
| BP | blood pressure |
| bpm | beats per minute |
| BW | bloodwork |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| DNR | do not resuscitate |
| DOA | dead on arrival |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| ECG/EKG | electrocardiogram |
| HCT | hematocrit |
| HGB | hemoglobin |
| HR | heart rate |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| ICD | implantable cardioverter defibrillator |
| IV | intravenous |
| LAD | left anterior descendin |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| mmHG | millimeters of mercury |
| MUGA | echocardiogram/multigated acquisition |
| PAD | peripheral artery disease |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PLT | platelets |
| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| PVC's | premature ventricular contractions |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| RRR | regular rate rhythm |
| SA | sinoatrial |
| VSD | ventricular septal defect |
| WBC | White blood cell |