Heart Chapter

Front 1

AAA

Back 1

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Front 2

AED

Back 2

Automatic external defibrillator

Front 3

AMI

Back 3

Acute myocardial infarction

Front 4

BP

Back 4

Blood pressure

Front 5

CABG

Back 5

Coronary artery bypass grafting

Front 6

CCU

Back 6

Coronary care unit

Front 7

CPR

Back 7

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Front 8

DVT

Back 8

Deep veins thrombosis

Front 9

HTN

Back 9

Hypertension

Front 10

MI

Back 10

Myocardial infarction

Front 11

SOB

Back 11

Shortness of breath

Front 12

UA

Back 12

Unstable angina. Chest pain at rest

Front 13

Aneurysm

Back 13

Widening blood vessel

Front 14

Angi/o

Back 14

Blood vessel

Front 15

Aort/0

Back 15

Largest artery

Front 16

Arter/o Arteri/o

Back 16

Artery

Front 17

Ather/o

Back 17

Artery or plack

Front 18

Cardi/o

Back 18

Heart

Front 19

Cholesterol/o

Back 19

Cholesterol

Front 20

Cyan/o

Back 20

Blue

Front 21

Isch/o

Back 21

Hold back or back

Front 22

Myx/o

Back 22

Mucus

Front 23

Ox/o

Back 23

Oxygen

Front 24

Pericardi/o

Back 24

Pericardium or surrounding the heart

Front 25

Phleb/o

Back 25

Vein

Front 26

Pulmon/o

Back 26

Lung

Front 27

Thromb/o

Back 27

Clot

Front 28

Valv/o

Back 28

Valve

Front 29

Valvul /o

Back 29

Valve

Front 30

-Emia

Back 30

Blood condition

Front 31

-graphy

Back 31

Process of recording

Front 32

-lysis

Back 32

Break down or destruction

Front 33

-megaly

Back 33

Enlargement

Front 34

-oma

Back 34

Tumor

Front 35

-Osis

Back 35

Abnormal condition

Front 36

-Plasty

Back 36

Surgical repair

Front 37

-sclerosis

Back 37

Hardening

Front 38

-stenosis

Back 38

Tightening

Front 39

-Tomy

Back 39

Incision or cutting

Front 40

A or an

Back 40

No or not

Front 41

Brady-

Back 41

Slow

Front 42

Dys

Back 42

Difficult or bad

Front 43

Endo-

Back 43

In or within

Front 44

Hyper

Back 44

Excessive

Front 45

Hypo

Back 45

Below

Front 46

Peri

Back 46

Surrounding

Front 47

Tachy

Back 47

Fast

Front 48

De

Back 48

Lack of

Front 49

Intra

Back 49

Between

Front 50

Tetra

Back 50

Four

Front 51

Tri

Back 51

Three

Front 52

Atri / o

Back 52

Atrium ( upper heart chamber)

Front 53

Axill/o

Back 53

Arm pit

Front 54

Brachi/o

Back 54

Arm

Front 55

Coron/o

Back 55

Heart (crown or circle )

Front 56

My/o

Back 56

Muscle

Front 57

-constriction

Back 57

Narrowing

Front 58

-dilation

Back 58

Widening

Front 59

-meter

Back 59

Measurement

Front 60

rrhythm /o

Back 60

Rhythm

Front 61

Sphygm/o

Back 61

Pulse

Front 62

Steth/o

Back 62

Chest

Front 63

Vas /o

Back 63

Vessel or duct

Front 64

Vascul/o

Back 64

Vessel (blood)

Front 65

Ven /o. Ven/I

Back 65

Vein.

Front 66

Ventricul/o

Back 66

Ventricle of the heart