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brady-
prefix
slow
prefix
echo-
prefix
sound
prefix
tachy-
prefix
rapid, fast
prefix
-cardia (2)
suffix
heart condition, condition of the heart
suffix
-cardia (2)
suffix
heart beat
suffix
-megaly
suffix
enlargement
suffix
-sclerosis
suffix
hardening
suffix
scler/o
cf
hardening
cf
-tension (4)
suffix
process of stretching
suffix
-tension (4)
suffix
tension
suffix
-tension (4)
suffix
stretching
suffix
-tension (4)
suffix
pressure
suffix
-therapy
suffix
treatment
suffix
angi/o
cf
vessel, duct
cf
ather/o
cf
fatty plaque
cf
coron/o
cf
heart
cf
endocardi/o
cf
endocardium
cf
myocardi/o
cf
myocardium
cf
phleb/o
cf
vein (2)
cf
valvul/o
cf
valve
cf
ventricul/o
cf
ventricle
cf
arteri/o
cf
artery
cf
atri/o
cf
atrium
cf
cyan/o
cf
blue
cf
lumin/o
cf
lumen (an opening)
cf
pericardi/o
cf
pericardium
cf
sept/o
cf
septum (wall)
cf
vascul/o
cf
vessel
cf
ven/o
cf
vein (2)
cr
EKG
abbreviation
electrocardiography
abbreviation (2)
ECG
abbreviation
electocardiography
abbreviation (2)
CABG
abbreviation
coronary artery bypass graft
abbreviation
PTCA
abbreviation
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
abbreviation
HTN
abbreviation
hypertension
abbreviation
MI
abbreviation
myocardial infarction
abbreviation
aneurysm
non-decodable vocabulary
localized widening or ballooning out of an artery
non-decodable vocabulary
angina pectoris
non-decodable vocabulary
chest pain
non-decodable vocabulary
arrhythmia
non-decodable vocabulary
problem in conduction system of the heart
non-decodable vocabulary
auscultation (2)
non-decodable vocabulary
listening to body sounds (usually done with a stethoscope)
non-decodable vocabulary
diaphoresis
non-decodable vocabulary
profuse sweating
non-decodable vocabulary
heart failure (2)
non-decodable vocabulary
inability of the heart muscle to pump blood efficiently
non-decodable vocabulary
heart failure (2)
non-decodable vocabulary
congestive heart failure
non-decodable vocabulary
hypertension
non-decodable vocabulary
elevated blood pressure
(primary-idiopathic; secondary-in response to another disorder)
non-decodable vocabulary
infarction
non-decodable vocabulary
death of tissue due to blockage of blood supply
non-decodable vocabulary
infarct
non-decodable vocabulary
death of tissue due to blockage of blood supply
non-decodable vocabulary
myocardial infarction (2)
non-decodable vocabulary
death of heart muscle due to
occlusion (blockage of blood supply)
non-decodable vocabulary
myocardial infarction (2)
non-decodable vocabulary
heart attack
non-decodable vocabulary
palpitations
non-decodable vocabulary
pounding, racing, or abnormal beating of the heart that one can feel
non-decodable vocabulary
venipunture
non-decodable vocabulary
synonymous with phlebotomy
non-decodable vocabulary
Author
Icefroggyfrog
ID
208976
Card Set
Cardiovascular System
Description
Medical Terminology
Updated
2013-03-23T09:19:19Z
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