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29 cardiovascular and nervous system abbreviations
CHAPTER 4
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05/24/2026
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Term
1. A-fib
 Definition
Atrial Fibrillation
Term
2. AED
 Definition
Automated External Defibrillator
Term
3. CABG
 Definition
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Term
4. CAD
 Definition
Coronary Artery Disease
Term
5. Card cath, CC
 Definition
Cardiac Catheterization
Term
6. CVI
 Definition
Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Term
7. EKG, ECG
 Definition
Electrocardiogram
Term
8.HTN
 Definition
Hypertension
Term
9.ICD
 Definition
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Term
10.MI
 Definition
Myocardial Infarction
Term
11. PAD
 Definition
Peripheral Artery Disease
Term
12. PVD
 Definition
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Term
13. Tpa
 Definition
Tissue Plasminogen Activator
Term
14.TST
 Definition
Treadmill Stress Test
Term
15. V-fib
 Definition
Ventricular Fibrillation
Term
16. AD
 Definition
Alzheimer's Disease
Term
17. ALS
 Definition
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Term
18. ADHD
 Definition
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Term
19. CP
 Definition
Cerebral Palsy
Term
20. CSF
 Definition
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Term
21. EEG
 Definition
Electroencephalogram
Term
22. ICP
 Definition
Intracranial Pressure
Term
23. LOC
 Definition
Level of Consciousness
Term
24. LP
 Definition
Lumbar Puncture
Term
25. MS
 Definition
Multiple Sclerosis
Term
26. OCD
 Definition
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Term
27. PTSD
 Definition
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Term
28. Sz
 Definition
Seizure
Term
29. TIA
 Definition
Transient Ischemic Attack
Term
1. brady-
 Definition
Slow
Term
2. endo-
 Definition
Inside, within
Term
3. epi-
 Definition
Upon, over, on top
Term
4. hyper-
 Definition
Excessive, above normal
Term
5. hypo-
 Definition
under or below
Term
6. peri-
 Definition
Around
Term
7 tachy-
 Definition
Fast
Term
8. a-
 Definition
Without
Term
9. an-
 Definition
Without, not
Term
10. dys-
 Definition
Difficult, painful, abnormal .
Term
11. hemi-
 Definition
Half
Term
12. hyper-
 Definition
Excessive, above normal
Term
13. in-
 Definition
Not, inward
Term
14. inter-
 Definition
Between
Term
15. intra-
 Definition
Within, inside
Term
16. pan-
 Definition
All, entire
Term
17. para-
 Definition
Beside, abnormal
Term
18. poly-
 Definition
Many
Term
19. ost-
 Definition
After
Term
20. pre-
 Definition
Before
Term
21. sub-
 Definition
Under, below
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