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HW CH 8B 231-233
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aneurysm/o | aneurysm (widened blood vessel |
| angi/o | vessel (usually blood or lymph) |
| angioplasty | surgical repair of a vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel (usually blood or lymph) |
| vasculitis | inflammation of a vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| aortostenosis | narrowing of the aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriorrhexis | rupture of an artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| arteriolitis | inflammation of an arteriole |
| atri/o | atrium |
| atriomegaly | enlargement of the atrium |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| atheroma | tumor of a fatty plaque |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| coron/o | heart |
| coronary | pertaining to the heart |
| electric/o | electricity |
| electrocardiogram | recording of the electricity of the heart |
| embol/o | embolus (plug) |
| embolectomy | excision of a embolus (plug) |
| hemangi/o | blood vessel |
| hemangioma | tumor of a blood vessel |
| my/o | muscle |
| myocardial | pertaining to a heart muscle |
| phleb/o | vein |
| phlebectasis | dilation of a vein |
| ven/o | vein |
| venostasis | vein that is standing still |
| scler/o | hardening sclera (white of eye) |
| arteriosclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening of an artery |
| Sept/o | septum |
| septostomy | forming an opening of the septum |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| sphygmoid | resembling pulse |
| sten/o | narrowing stricture |
| stenotic | pertaining to narrowing or stricture |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| thrombolysis | separation destruction loosening of a blood clot |
| valv/o | valve |
| valvotomy | incision of a valve |
| valvul/o | valve |
| valvuloplasty | surgical repair of a valve |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (of the heart or brain) |
| ventricular | pertaining to ventricle (of the heart or brain) |
| Cardia | heart condition |
| tachycardia | pertaining to rapid heart rate |
| Stenosis | narrowing structure |
| aortostenosis | narrowing of the aorta |
| Brady | slow |
| bradycardia | pertaining to slow heart rate |
| Endo | in within |
| endovascular | pertaining to within a vessel |
| Extra | outside |
| extravascular | pertaining to outside a vessel |
| Peri | around |
| pericardial | pertaining to around the heart |
| Trans | across |
| transseptal | pertaining to across the septum |
| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme (inhibitor) |
| AED | automated external defibrillator |
| AICD | automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator |
| ARB | angiotensin receptor blocker |
| AV | atrioventricular arteriovenous |
| BP B/P | blood pressure |
| CA | cancer, cardiac arrest, chronological age |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CC | cardiac catheterization |
| CK | creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme) conductive keratoplasty |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis , deep venous thrombosis |
| ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram, electrocardiography |
| HTN | hypertension |
| ICD | implantable cardioverter-defibrillator |
| LA | left atrium |
| LV | left ventricle |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MPI | myocardial perfusion imaging |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiogram magnetic resonance angiography |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MUGA scan | multiple-gated acquisition scan |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| O2 | oxygen |
| PAD | peripheral artery disease |
| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| RA | right atrium |
| RHD | rheumatic heart disease |
| RV | residual volume, right ventricle |
| SA, S-A | sinoatrial |
| EPS | electrophysiology studies |
| HF | heart failure |
| Hg | mercury |
| SPECT | single photon emission computed tomography |
| US | ultrasound |
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