Transcription of Cardiology Language Workshop - Career Step
1 Cardiology Language Workshop Although we have covered the components of Cardiology Language in the Abbreviations unit of the Mastering Medical Language module in various units in Medical Word Building, and from a variety of angles in both Anatomy & Disease and Pathophysiology, it makes sense to do a more targeted review of Cardiology terminology here before we dive into the Cardiology FOMS reports. Common Cardiology Root Words and Combining Forms Root Word & Combining Form Meaning Example aneurysm/o widening aneurysmoplasty angi/o vessel angiorrhaphy aort/o aorta aortostenosis arteri/o artery arterial arteriol/o arteriole arteriolitis ather/o fatty yellowish plaque atherosclerosis atri/o atrium atrioventricular brachi/o arm brachiocephalic cardi/o heart cardiomegaly cholesterol/o lipid hypercholesterolemia coron/o heart coronaritis cyan/o blue cyanosis hemangi/o blood vessel hemangioma hemat/o blood hematochezia my/o muscle myocardial myx/o mucus myxoma ox/o oxygen hypoxia pericardi/o pericardium pericardiocentesis phleb/o vein phlebotomy sphygm/o pulse sphygmometer thromb/o blood clot thrombolysis valv/o valve valvotomy valvul/o valve valvuloplasty vas/o vessel vasospasm vascul/o vessel vasculopathy ven/o vein venous ventricul/o ventricle ventriculotomy Common
2 Cardiology Prefixes Prefix Meaning Example brady- slow bradycardia de- from, away defibrillate dys- bad, difficult dysrhythmia endo- within endocarditis extra- outside extracardiac hyper- excessive, above normal hypertension hypo- deficient, below normal hypoplastic inter- among, between interarterial peri- around pericarditis tachy- rapid tachycardia tetra- four tetracrotic trans- across, through transseptal tri- three triangle Common Cardiology Suffixes Suffix Meaning Example -constriction sensation of pressure or tightening vasoconstriction -emia blood anemia -gram record, a writing angiogram -graph instrument for recording electrocardiograph -graphy a writing, recording, or description echocardiography -itis inflammation carditis -lysis destruction, loosening cardiolysis -megaly large cardiomegaly -meter instrument for measuring thermometer (heat). -osis process, condition, state (abnormal) cardiac cirrhosis -plasty surgical procedure angioplasty -sclerosis hardening arteriolosclerosis -stenosis a narrowing arteriostenosis -tomy incision cardiotomy Common Cardiology Abbreviations Abbreviation Expansion A-fib atrial fibrillation AV atrioventricular AVB atrioventricular block aVF augmented voltage foot unipolar limb lead on the left foot of EKG.
3 AVM arteriovenous malformation AVN atrioventricular node aVR augmented voltage right unipolar limb lead on right arm of EKG. BVH biventricular hypertrophy CABG coronary artery bypass graft/grafting CV cardiovascular Defib defibrillation ECG/EKG electrocardiogram (graphy). EF ejection fraction IVC inferior vena cava LAD left anterior descending LBBB left bundle branch block LAO left anterior oblique LCA left coronary artery (occasionally circumflex or carotid). LICA left internal carotid artery LIMA left internal mammary artery LPA left pulmonary artery LV left ventricle (ventricular). LVH left ventricular hypertrophy MI myocardial infarction OMB obtuse marginal branch PTCA percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty PVC premature ventricular contraction RAD right anterior descending RBBB right bundle branch block RAO right anterior oblique RCA right coronary artery (occasionally carotid).
4 SVC superior vena cava V-fib ventricular fibrillation V-tach ventricular tachycardia Career Step, LLC. 2008. All Rights Reserved.
