Question | Answer |
angi/o | vessel |
aort/o | aorta |
arter/o | artery |
arteri/o | artery |
ather/o | yellowish plaque, fatty substance |
atri/o | atrium, upper chamber of heart |
brachi/o | arm |
cardi/o | heart |
cholesterol/o | cholesterol (a lipid substance) |
coron/o | heart |
cyan/o | blue |
myx/o | mucus |
ox/o | oxygen |
pericardi/o | pericardium |
phleb/o | vein |
sphygm/o | pulse |
steth/o | chest |
thromb/o | clot |
valvul/o | valve |
valv/o | valve |
vas/o | vessel |
vascul/o | vessel |
ven/o | vein |
ventricul/o | ventricle, lower heart chamber |
adenoid/o | adenoids |
aveol/o | aveolus, air sac |
bronch/o | bronchial tube, bronchus |
bronchi/o | bronchial tube, bronchus |
bronchiol/o | bronchiole, small bronchus |
capn/o | carbon dioxide |
coni/o | dust |
cyan/o | blue |
epiglott/o | epiglottis |
laryng/o | larynx, voice box |
lob/o | lobe of the lung |
mediastin/o | mediastinum |
nas/o | nose |
orth/o | straight, upright |
ox/o | oxygen |
pector/o | chest |
pharyng/o | pharnyx, throat |
phon/o | voice |
phren/o | diaphgragm |
pleur/o | pleura |
pneum/o | air, lung |
pneumon/o | air, lung |
pulmon/o | lung |
rhin/o | nose |
sinus/o | sinus, cavity |
spir/o | breathing |
tel/o | complete |
thorac/o | chest |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
-ema | condition |
-osmia | small |
-pnea | breathing |
-ptysis | spitting |
-sphyxia | pulse |
-thorax | pleural cavity; chest |
ASHD | Arteriosclerotic heart disease |
A-V | atrioventricular |
BP | blood pressure |
CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
CAD | Coronary artery disease |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
CPK | creatine phosphokinase |
ECG | electrocardiogram |
EKG | electrocardiogram |
HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
MI | myocardial infarction |
MVP | Mitral valve prolapse |
PAC | premature atrial contraction |
PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
S-A node | sinoatrial node |
tPA | tissue plasminogen activator |
troponin T | protein in cardiac muscle cells |
VLDL | very-low-density lipoprotein |
ABG | arterial blood gases |
AFB | acid-fast bascilli |
ARDS | acute repiratory distress syndrome |
CF | cystic fibrosis |
COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
DOE | dyspnea on exertion |
RDS | respiratory distress syndrome |
PCP | pneumocystis carinii pneumonia |
PPD | purified protein derivative |
SOB | shortness of breath |
TB | tuberculosis |
URI | upper respiratory infection |
angioplasty | surgical repair of a blood vessel |
aortic | pertaining to the aorta |
aortic stenosis | narrowing of the aorta |
atherosclerosis | hardening of the arteries with a fatty deposit |
cardiomyopathy | disease of the cardiac muscle |
hypoxia | condition of insufficient oxygen |
thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
interventricular septum | pertaining to the wall betwee the ventricles |
hypercapnia | excessive carbon dioxide in the blood |
pneumoconiosis | abnormal condition of dust in the lungs |
cyanosis | abnormal condition of bluish skin discoloration due to lack of oxygen |
orthopnea | breathing discomfort in any position other than erect, sitting , or standing straight |
atelectasis | incomplete expansion of the lung |