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HW: Ch 8B
(pgs 231-233 & 252)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aneurysm/o | widened blood vessel |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| aneurysm/o/rrhaphy | suture of an aneurysm |
| angi/o | vessel (usually blood or lymph) |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| angi/o/plasty | surgical repair in the vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| itis | inflammation |
| aort/o | aorta |
| stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| aort/o/stenosis | narrowing of the aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| arteri/o/rrhexis | rupture of the artery |
| arteriole/o | arteriole |
| itis | inflammation |
| arteriol/itis | inflammation of the arteriole |
| atri/o | atrium |
| megaly | enlargement |
| atri/o/megaly | enlargement of the atrium |
| arther/o | fatty plaque |
| oma | tumor |
| arther/oma | tumor of fatty plaque |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cardi/o/megally | enlargement of the heart |
| coron/o | heart |
| coron/ary | pertaining to the heart |
| electro/o | electricity |
| gram | record, recording |
| electr/o/cardi/o/gram | helps detect many heart problems including heart attacks, arrhythmias, and heart failure |
| embol/o | embolus (plug) |
| embolectomy | excision of a embolus |
| 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 blue |
| 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 |
| valvuloplasty | surgical repair of a valve |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (of heart of brain) |
| ventricular | pertaining to ventricle |
| cardia | heart condition |
| tachycardia | pertaining to rapid heart beat |
| stenosis | narrowing structure |
| aortstenosis | narrowing of the aorta |
| brady | slow |
| bradycardia | slow heartbeat/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 catherization |
| 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-defribillator |
| 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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