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Chapter 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| valvul/o | valve |
| atri/o | atrium |
| sept/o | septum |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| angina pectoris | chest pain |
| rrhythm | rhythm |
| palpitation | rapid or irregular beating of the heart |
| pector | chest |
| murmur | abnormal heart sound |
| cava | hollow |
| occlusion | closing or blockage of a passage |
| varicose veins | swollen/twisted veins |
| stasis | standing |
| stol | send |
| stem | stand |
| fibrill | little fibers |
| arrest | stop |
| strict | tied |
| gest | bring |
| eury | wide |
| gurgit | bubble |
| angin | choke |
| or | agent |
| suscit | stir up |
| vers | tur |
| ana | up |
| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| A-fib | atrial fibrillation |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CO | cardiac output |
| CTA | computed tomographic angiography |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| ECHO | echocardiogram |
| EKG | electrocardiogram |
| HTN | hypertension |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| NSR | normal sinus rhythm |
| PCI | percutaneous coronary intervention |
| SCA | sudden cardiac arrest |
| SV | stroke volume |
| TEE | transesophageal echocardiogram |
| VSD | ventricular septal defect |