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HHS Cardiovascular S
Medical Word Elements
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lumen | Tubular space of channel within any organ or structure of the body, space within an artery, vein |
| Aort/o | Aorta |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Atri/o | Atrium |
| Cardi/o | heart |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Ven/o | vein |
| Sept/o | septum |
| Ventricul/o | ventricle |
| Arteriol/o | arteriole |
| Peri- | around |
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Aneurysm | Widened Blood vessel |
| Ather/o | fatty plaque |
| Electr/o | electricity |
| Embol/o | Embolus |
| Scler/o | hardening |
| Thrombo/o | blood clot |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| Endo- | in, within |
| Brady- | slow |
| Tachy- | rapid |
| Trans- | across |
| BP, B/P | Blood pressure |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
| CC | Cardiac Catheterization |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis |
| ECG, EKG | Electrocardiogram, electrocardiography |
| ECHO | Echocardiogram or echocardiography |