Prefixes
Prefix meaning slow
What is "BRADY"?
This condition is commonly associated with symptoms such as cold sweats, fatigue, shortness of breath and pain in the left shoulder/ arm
What is a heart attack (myocardial infarction)?
What is "EMIA"?
What is EKG/ECG?
Root meaning vessel
What is "ANGI/O"?
Prefix meaning below or deficient
What is "HYPO"?
Common procedure used to treat Atherosclerosis
What is placing stints?
Suffix meaning pain
What is "IGIA"?
CPR is an abbreviation for this life saving action
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
Root meaning artery
What is "ARTERI/O"?
Prefix meaning above or excessive
What is "HYPER"?
A doctor might use a pacemaker to help treat this condition
What is Bradycardia?
Suffix meaning surgical repair
What is "PLASTY"?
Meaning of "Fib" in the abbreviation AFib
What is Fibrillation?
Root meaning clot
What is "THROMBO"?
Prefix meaning fast or rapid
what is "TACHY"?
Condition causes by turbulent or abnormal blood flow across your heart valves
What is a heart murmur?
What is "ITIS"?
A doctor requesting a patients blood pressure might use this two letter abbreviation
What is "BP"?
What is "MY/O" or "MYOS"?
Prefix meaning bad, abnormal, painful or difficult
What is "DYS"?
This is defined as "a disease of the heart muscle in which the heart may be enlarged and the muscle may be too thick or thin thus not allowing the heart to pump as well as it should be"
What is Cardiomyopathy?
Suffix meaning hardening
What is "SCLEROSIS"?
A person suffering from "CAD" has this condition
What is Coronary Artery Disease?
Root meaning heart
What is "CORON/O"?