Suffixes
-Ectomy meaning
Surgical removal
Prefix meaning fast
tachy-
high blood pressure
Hypertension
HR
Heart Rate
Root meaning heart
Cardi/o
-Itis meaning
Inflammation
Prefix meaning slow
brady-
Irregular heartbeat
Arrhythmia
BP
Blood Pressure
Root meaning blood
Hem/o
-Pathy meaning
Disease
Prefix meaning against
anti-
Hypotension
Low blood pressure
RR
Respiratory Rate
Root word vein
Ven/o
-Algia meaning
Pain
Prefix meaning many
Poly-
Endocarditis
Infection of heart lining
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Root meaning valve
Valv/o
-Rrhage meaning
Bursting forth of blood
Prefix meaning before
Pre-
Thrombosis
Blood clot
EKG
Electrocardiogram
My/o