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The Cardiovascular System Chapter 12
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| constrict/o | to draw together |
| dilat/o | to expand |
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | fatty debris, fatty plaque |
| atri/o | atrium |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | crown |
| ech/o | sound |
| embol/o | plug |
| isch/o | hold back |
| phleb/o | vein |
| scler/o | hardening |
| thromb/o | clot |
| valvul/o | valve |
| varic/o | twisted and swollen |
| vas/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| -ectasis | dilation, stretching |
| -brady | slow |
| -tachy | fast |
| AV | atrioventricular |
| ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| CAD | cornary artery disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident |
| EKG | electrocardiogram |
| IVC | inferior vena cava |
| LV | left ventricle |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
| RA | right atrium |
| RV | right ventricle |
| SA | sinoatrial |
| SVC | superior vena cava |
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