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Medical Terminology: Root Words

Combining Form, Suffix, Prefix & Meaning

Question	Answer
CABG	coronary artery bypass graft
ABG	arterial blood gases
HTN	hypertension
CXR	chest x-ray; chest radiograph
CO2	carbon dioxide
TIA	transient ischemic attack
MI	myocardial infarction
CCU	coronary care unit
ETT	exercise tolerance test
FVC	forced vital capacity
AV	atrioventricular; arteriovenous
CHF	congestive heart failure
CAD	coronary artery disease
CVD	cardiovascular disease
mm Hg	millimeters of mercury
L/min	litres per minute
ECHO	echocardiogram
TPR	temperature, pulse, respiration
HF	heart failure
ICU	intensive care unit
RDS	respiratory distress syndrome
IV	intravenous
MVP	mitral valve prolapse
HDL	high-density lipoprotein
COPD	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CVA	cerebral vascular accident
MS	mitral stenosis
MUGA scan	multiple-gated acquisistion
VT	ventricular tachycardia
ECG; EKG	electrocardiogram; electrocardiography
CHD	coronary heart disease
AS	aortic stenosis
CT	computed tomography
VSD	ventricular septal defect
Hb; Hbg	hemoglobin
URI	upper respiratory infection
SIDS	sudden infant death syndrome
DVT	deep vein thrombosis
BP; B/P	blood pressure

CABG	Answer: coronary artery bypass graft	1	0	false
hypertension	Question: HTN	3	1	false
carbon dioxide	Question: CO2	5	1	false
coronary care unit	Question: CCU	8	1	false
arteriovenous	atrioventricular; _____	11	1	true
mm Hg	Answer: millimeters of mercury	15	0	false
L/min	Answer: litres per minute	16	0	false
echocardiogram	Question: ECHO	17	1	false
heart failure	Question: HF	19	1	false
intensive care unit	Question: ICU	20	1	false
intravenous	Question: IV	22	1	false
obstructive	chronic _____ pulmonary disease	25	1	true
mitral stenosis	Question: MS	27	1	false
MUGA scan	Answer: multiple-gated acquisistion	28	0	false
ECG; EKG	Answer: electrocardiogram; electrocardiography	30	0	false
aortic stenosis	Question: AS	32	1	false
computed tomography	Question: CT	33	1	false
septal	ventricular _____ defect	34	1	true
Hb; Hbg	Answer: hemoglobin	35	0	false
SIDS	Answer: sudden infant death syndrome	37	0	false