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HHS Cardiovascular S
Medical Word Elements
Question | Answer |
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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 |