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Medical Terminology
cardiovascular system terminology- abbreviations, acronyms, eponyms
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Undergraduate 1
09/08/2026
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a-fib
 Definition
atrial fibrillation
Term
AED
 Definition
automated external defibrillation
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ICD
 Definition
implantable cardioverter defibrillator
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Card, Cath, CC
 Definition
cardiac catherization
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CVI
 Definition
chronic venous insufficency
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CAD
 Definition
coronary artery disease
Term
EKG. ECG
 Definition
electrocardiogram
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HTN
 Definition
hypertension
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MI
 Definition
myocardial infarction
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PAD
 Definition
peripheral artery disease
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PVD
 Definition
peripheral vascular disease
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TST
 Definition
thallium stress test
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TPA
 Definition
tissue plasminogen activator
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Bundle of His
 Definition
Named After: Wilhelm His Jr., a Swiss cardiologist and anatomist
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Purkinje Fibers
 Definition
Named After: Jan Evangelista Purkinje, a Czech anatomist and physiologist
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Korotkoff Sounds
 Definition
Named After: Nikolai Korotkoff, a Russian physicist
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Holter Monitor
 Definition
Named After: Norman Holter, an American biophysicist
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