Cardiovascular and Digestive Terms and Abbreviations PDF
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This document provides a list of cardiovascular and digestive terms, abbreviations, and combining forms, focusing on the human anatomy. The document includes terms related to the heart, blood vessels, and digestive system. Study of this document will help expand your medical terminology knowledge.
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# Cardiovascular ## Terms * Arrhythmia: Abnormal rhythm/rate of heartbeat * Angina: Chest pain/discomfort caused by + in bid flow to myocardium * Hypertension: Excessive BP * Atherosclerosis: Chronic disease when plaque builds up in arteries * Angiography: Process of visually examing bid...
# Cardiovascular ## Terms * Arrhythmia: Abnormal rhythm/rate of heartbeat * Angina: Chest pain/discomfort caused by + in bid flow to myocardium * Hypertension: Excessive BP * Atherosclerosis: Chronic disease when plaque builds up in arteries * Angiography: Process of visually examing bid vessels ## Combining Forms * ven/o: vein * arteriol/o: arteriole ## Abbreviations * CAD: coronary artery disease * AED: automated external defibrillator * ECG/ENG: electrocardiogram * MI: myocardial Infarction * BP: blood pressure * AAA: abdominal aortic aneurysm # Digestive ## Terms * Jaundice: yellow-orange skin pigment * Hepatitis: inflammation of liver * Appendectomy: surgical procedure to remove appendix * Cholecystectomy: Surgical procedure to remove gallbladder * Cholelithiasis: medical condition by gallstones in gallbladder * Cirrhosis: chronic liver disease * Diverticulosis: condition when small sacs form in the walls of colon (large intestine) ## Combining Forms * col/o: colon * ile/o: ilium * stomat/o: mouth * rect/o: rectum ## Abbreviation * ALT: alanine transaminase * LFT: liver function test * IBD: Irritable Bowel Disease * NPO: nothing by mouth * MRI: Magnetic Renosance Imaging * GERD: gastroesophageal reflux disease
