Medical Prefixes
Medical Suffixes
Cardiac Abbreviations
Pot Pourri
Cardio Jamboree
100
plaque, fatty substance
What is ather/o?
100
blood condition
What is -emia?
100
AED
What is Automated External Defibrillator
100
the condition of having an abnormally slow heart rate.
What is bradycardia?
100
A wire mesh tube placed in an artery to provide support to the arterial wall.
What is stent?
200
aorta
What is aort/o?
200
chest
What is -thorax?
200
CAD
What is Coronary Artery Disease
200
the highest pressure against the arterial walls, which occurs when the ventricles contract.
What is Systolic pressure?
200
Inflammation of the heart muscle.
What is Myocarditis?
300
heart
What is cardi/o?
300
remove surgically
What is -ectomy?
300
PAD
What is Peripheral Artery Disease?
300
the smallest blood vessels in the body
What are the capillaries?
300
A condition which is a form of vasculitis involving several small and medium arteries at the same time.
What is polyarteritis?
400
blood
What is hem/o?
400
cells
What are -cytes?
400
HTN
What is hypertension?
400
A portable electrocardiograph that is worn by a patient to continuously monitor heart rate and rhythm for an extended period of time.
What is a Holter monitor?
400
an abnormal protrusion of a heart valve is know as
What is valvular prolapse?
500
red
What is erythr/o?
500
mixture or blending
What is -crasia?
500
AICD
What is Automated Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator?
500
A blood disorder also known as Cooley's anemia.
What is thalassemia?
500
An type of anemia which is caused by a lack of intrinsic factor, which helps the body absorb vitamin B12.
What is Pernicious anemia?
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