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Terminology and abreviations about the cardiovascular system
Question | Answer |
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angi/o | vessel |
arteri/o | artery |
arteriol/o | arteriole |
ather/o | fatty substance, plaque |
arti/o | atrium |
brady- | slow |
cardi/o | heart |
coron/o | heart |
isch/o | suppress, restrain |
-megaly | enlargement |
-motor | movement, motion |
palpit/o | flutter, throbbing |
phleb/o | vein |
sphygm/o | pulse |
-stenosis | narrowed, constricted |
tachy- | fast |
valv/o valvul/o | valve |
vas/o | vessel, vas deferens |
ven/o | vein |
ventricul/o | ventricle of the heart or brain |
venul/o | venule |
ACLS | advanced cardiac life support |
AED | automated external defibrillator |
Afib | atrial fibrillation |
AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
ASCVD | arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
AV, A-V | atrioventricular, arteriovenous |
AVB | atrioventricular block |
AVD | aortic valve disease |
AVR | aortic valve replacement |
AVS | arteriovenous shunt |
BBB | bundle branch block |
BCLS | basic cardiac life support |
BP | blood pressure |
bpm | beats per minute |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
CO | cardiac output |
CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
DNR | do not resuscitate |
ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
ECHO | echocardiography |
HR | heart rate |
HTN | hypertension |
IV | intravenous, intraventricular |
MI | myocardial infarction |
MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
P | pulse |
PAC | premature atrial contraction |
PALS | pediatric advanced life support |
Vfib | ventricular fibrillation |
vtach | ventricular tachycardia |
angi/o | vessel |
arteri/o | artery |
arteriol/o | arteriole |
ather/o | fatty substance, plaque |
arti/o | atrium |
brady- | slow |
cardi/o | heart |
coron/o | heart |
isch/o | suppress, restrain |
-megaly | enlargement |
-motor | movement, motion |
palpit/o | flutter, throbbing |
phleb/o | vein |
sphygm/o | pulse |
-stenosis | narrowed, constricted |
tachy- | fast |
valv/o valvul/o | valve |
vas/o | vessel, vas deferens |
ven/o | vein |
ventricul/o | ventricle of the heart or brain |
venul/o | venule |
ACLS | advanced cardiac life support |
AED | automated external defibrillator |
Afib | atrial fibrillation |
AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
ASCVD | arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
AV, A-V | atrioventricular, arteriovenous |
AVB | atrioventricular block |
AVD | aortic valve disease |
AVR | aortic valve replacement |
AVS | arteriovenous shunt |
BBB | bundle branch block |
BCLS | basic cardiac life support |
BP | blood pressure |
bpm | beats per minute |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
CO | cardiac output |
CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
DNR | do not resuscitate |
ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
ECHO | echocardiography |
HR | heart rate |
HTN | hypertension |
IV | intravenous, intraventricular |
MI | myocardial infarction |
MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
P | pulse |
PAC | premature atrial contraction |
PALS | pediatric advanced life support |
Vfib | ventricular fibrillation |
vtach | ventricular tachycardia |