Abbreviations
Cardiovascular Combining Form
Conditions
Definitions
Suffixes + Prefixes
100

BP

Blood Pressure


100

Cardi/o

Heart


100
Condition of an enlarged heart

Cardiomegaly

100

Cardiologist

One who studies the cardiovascular system

100

-ac

Pertaining to

200

EKG/ECG

Electrocardiography

200

Aort/o

Aorta

200

Condition of a quickened heart rate

Tachycardia

200

Valvulitis

Inflammation of a valve

200

Brady-

Slow

300

CPR

Cardiopulmonary Rescusitation

300

Myel/o

Bone Marrow

300

Disease of the heart muscle

Cardiomyopathy

300

Lymphocytosis

Increase in number of lymphatic cells

300

-dynia

Pain

400

CHF

Congestive Heart Failure

400

Isch/o

Deficiency/Blockage

400
Narrowing of arteries due to plaque

Atherosclerosis

400

Erythroleukocytopenia

Abnormal reduction in number of red and white blood cells
400

-penia

Abnormal reduction of

500

CAD

Coronary Artery Disease

500

Phleb/o

Vein

500

Inflammation of a vein due to a clot

Thrombophlebitis

500

Electrocardiography

Process of recording the electronic pulses of the heart

500

-poiesis

Formation of