Abbrev/Prefix
Combo
Mixed Bag
Suffix
Definitions
100

CPR

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

100

Cardi/o

My/o

Heart

Muscle

100

A/An

Without

100

4 RR's

Rraphy

Rrhage 

Rrhexis

Rrhea

suture

burst forth - blood

rupture

excessive flow

100

Pacemaker of the heart

What is the order of conduction

SA node

SA node - AV node- Bundle of His - Purkinje Fibers

200

MI

Myocardial Infarction

200

Angi/o

Vas/o

Vessel

200

Embolus

Embolism

foreign material - air, water, fat

when an embolus travels

200

Megaly

Enlargement

200

Syncope

Loss of consciousness /Fainting

300

Peri

Around or surrounding

300

Arteri/o

Arteries = Away!

300

Regurgitation

Backflow

300

Sclerosis vs.

Stenosis 

Hardening 

Narrowing

300

Infarct vs. 

Ischemia

necrosis or death of tissue due to no oxygen

Decreased blood flow to tissue

400

Endo

Within, inside

400

Phleb/o

Ven/o

Veins = Toward!

400

CHF

Congestive heart failure

400

Emia

Blood

400

Pallor

Pale

500

Tri

Bi

Three

Two

500

Ather/o

Plaque or fatty substance

500

Septicemia 

Blood poisoning - toxins in blood

500

Surgery Terms:

Otomy

Ostomy

Ectomy

Plasty

Centesis 

Surgical Incision

Surgical opening

Surgical removal

Surgical fixation

Surgical puncture 

500

Metastasis 

To spread

600

ECG/EKG

Electrocardiogram

600

Thromb/o

Clot

600

DVT

Deep vein thrombosis

600

Lysis 

Destruction

600

Anastomosis 

surgical joining of two ducts

700

CAD

Coronary Artery Disease

700

Ech/o

Phon/o

Sound

700

Sphygmomanometer 

blood pressure cuff

700

-Emesis 

Vomiting 

700

Occlusion

Constriction

Dilation

Blockage

Narrowing

Opening

800

MVP

Mitral Valve Prolapse

800

Aneurysm/o

Aneurysm - weakening in the wall of an artery

800

TPA

Tissue Plasminogen Activator

800

Perfusion

Tension

flow of blood

pressure of blood (blood pressure)

800

benign tumor of newly formed blood cells

Hemangioma - birthmark