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Cadio and Repiratory terms and abbv's
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Terms and Abbreviations
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09/23/2009
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Term
ACE
 Definition
angiotensin-converting enzyme
Term
ABG
 Definition
arterial blood gas(es)
Term
across
 Definition
-trans
Term
adenoid
 Definition
adenoid/o
Term
AFB
 Definition
acid-fast bacillus (TB enzyme)
Term
against
 Definition
-anti
Term
ANS
 Definition
autonomic nervous system
Term
anthrac/o
 Definition
coal, coal dust
Term
AP
 Definition
anteroposterior
Term
ARDS
 Definition
acute respiratory distress syndrome
Term
AS
 Definition
aortic stenosis
Term
ASHD
 Definition
arteriosclerotic heart disease
Term
ASD
 Definition
arterial septal defect
Term
AST
 Definition
angiotensin sensitivity test
Term
atel/o
 Definition
incomplete/imperfect
Term
bad
 Definition
-dys
Term
BBB
 Definition
bundle branch block
Term
before, in behalf of
 Definition
-ante, -pre, -pro
Term
black
 Definition
melan/o
Term
blood
 Definition
hem/o, hemat/o
Term
blood, blood condition
 Definition
-emia
Term
breath
 Definition
-spiro
Term
breathing
 Definition
-pnea
Term
CA
 Definition
cardiac arrest
Term
-capnia
 Definition
CO2, Carbon Dioxide
Term
cavity
 Definition
thorac/o, sin/o
Term
CC
 Definition
cardiac catheterization
Term
cerebral vascular accident
 Definition
CVA
Term
chest
 Definition
steth/o, thorac/o, pector/o
Term
COLD
 Definition
chronic obstructive lung disease
Term
coni/o
 Definition
dust
Term
CPAP
 Definition
continuous positive airway pressure
Term
CPK
 Definition
creatine phosphokinase
Term
-crasia
 Definition
blending, mixture
Term
-crasis
 Definition
mixture, blending
Term
CSM
 Definition
circulation sensation movement
Term
CT
 Definition
computed tomography
Term
CVA
 Definition
cerebrovascular accident (aka storke)
Term
CXR
 Definition
chest x-ray, chest radiograph
Term
DES
 Definition
drug eluding stent
Term
di-
 Definition
double
Term
diaphragm
 Definition
phren/o
Term
diaphragm, mind
 Definition
-phreno )think schizophrenia
Term
dilation of
 Definition
-ectasis
Term
discharge
 Definition
-rrhea
Term
DOE
 Definition
dyspnea on breathing
Term
DPT
 Definition
diptheria, pertussis, tetanus
Term
DSA
 Definition
digital subtraction angiography
Term
dust
 Definition
-conio
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult
Term
ech/o
 Definition
sound
Term
eight
 Definition
octo
Term
epi-
 Definition
above, upon
Term
ETT
 Definition
exercise tolerance test
Term
eu-
 Definition
good, normal
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside
Term
fixation of
 Definition
-pexy, or -desis
Term
FVC
 Definition
forced vital capacity
Term
good, normal, easily, well
 Definition
-eu
Term
-gram
 Definition
record, writing
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
Term
Hb, HgB
 Definition
hemoglobin
Term
HMD
 Definition
hyaline membrane disease
Term
Hx
 Definition
History
Term
Tx
 Definition
Treatment
Term
Rx
 Definition
Prescription
Term
Dx
 Definition
diagnosis
Term
ICD
 Definition
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Term
incision
 Definition
-tomy
Term
incomplete, imperfect
 Definition
atel/o
Term
instrument to record
 Definition
-graph
Term
intra
 Definition
in, within
Term
IPPB
 Definition
intermittent positive pressure breathing
Term
IRDS
 Definition
infant respiratory distress syndrome
Term
irrigation
 Definition
-clysis
Term
isch/o
 Definition
to hold back, block
Term
LD
 Definition
lactic acid dehydrogenase
Term
lungs and air
 Definition
-pneumono/o
Term
measure
 Definition
-metro
Term
mixture, blending
 Definition
-crasis, -crasia
Term
MRA
 Definition
magnetic resonance angiogram
Term
MUGA
 Definition
multiple-gated acquisition
Term
myc/o
 Definition
fungus
Term
NMT
 Definition
nebulized mist treatment
Term
NSR
 Definition
normal sinus rhythm
Term
-extra
 Definition
outside
Term
fixation of
 Definition
-pexy, or -desis
Term
FVC
 Definition
forced vital capacity
Term
good, normal, easily, well
 Definition
-eu
Term
orth/p
 Definition
straight
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-osmia
 Definition
smell
Term
outside
 Definition
-extra
Term
P
 Definition
pulse
Term
PA
 Definition
pulmonary artery
Term
PAC
 Definition
premature atrial contraction
Term
PACo2
 Definition
partial pressure of carbon dioxide
Term
paralysis
 Definition
-plegia
Term
PCP
 Definition
primary care physician
Term
-penia
 Definition
deficiency,decrease
Term
PFT
 Definition
pulmonary function test
Term
pH
 Definition
acidity, alkaline symbol
Term
phag/o
 Definition
eating, swallowing
Term
-phage
 Definition
eating swallowing
Term
-phagia
 Definition
speech
Term
phon/o
 Definition
phonia, voice
Term
-phonia
 Definition
phoni/o voice
Term
phren/o
 Definition
diaphragm, mind
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
pleural cavity, chest
 Definition
pector/o
Term
PO2
 Definition
partial pressure of oxygen
Term
=poly
 Definition
many, much
Term
pro=
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
process of recording
 Definition
-graphy
Term
psuedo
 Definition
false
Term
PTCA
 Definition
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse, downward displacement
Term
-ptysis
 Definition
spitting
Term
PUC
 Definition
peptic ulcer disease
Term
PVC
 Definition
premature ventricular contraction
Term
py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
RD
 Definition
respiratory distress
Term
RDS
 Definition
respiratory distress syndrome
Term
retiul/o
 Definition
net, mesh
Term
-rragia
 Definition
bursting forth (of)
Term
SaO2
 Definition
arterial oxygen saturation
Term
-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
Term
SIDS
 Definition
sudden infant death syndrome
Term
smell
 Definition
-osmia
Term
sound, voice
 Definition
son/o, ech/o
Term
sphygm/o
 Definition
pulse
Term
sphyxia
 Definition
pulse
Term
spitting
 Definition
-ptysis
Term
-stasis
 Definition
same
Term
sten/o
 Definition
narrowing
Term
steth/o
 Definition
chest
Term
stopping, controlling
 Definition
arrest
Term
straight
 Definition
orth/o
Term
stretching, dilation, enlargement
 Definition
-tension
Term
T&A
 Definition
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
Term
through
 Definition
-trans
Term
TIA
 Definition
transient ischemic attack
Term
TPR
 Definition
temperature pluse respiration
Term
trans-
 Definition
through
Term
upper
 Definition
super
Term
URI
 Definition
upper respiratory infection
Term
trans-
 Definition
through
Term
vas/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
vascul/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
VC
 Definition
vital capacity
Term
visual exam of
 Definition
-scopy
Term
voice
 Definition
-phonia
Term
VSD
 Definition
ventricular septal defect
Term
VT
 Definition
ventricle tachcardia
Term
WBC
 Definition
white blood cell
Term
within
 Definition
endo, intra
Term
without, less than
 Definition
-a, -an
Term
yellow
 Definition
-jaund/o
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