Cardiovascular system Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
Q
cardi/o, coron/o, -cardia
A
heart
2
Q
atri/o
A
atrium
3
Q
ventricul/o
A
ventricle
4
Q
sept/o
A
septum
5
Q
angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
A
vessel
6
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
7
Q
ven/o, phleb/o
A
vein
8
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
9
Q
hemat/o, hem/o, sanguin/o, -emia
A
blood
10
Q
coagul/o, thromb/o
A
clot, blood clot
11
Q
ather/o
A
fatty plaque or cholesterol
12
Q
sphygm/o, sphygmoman/o
A
pulse
13
Q
cusp/o, -cuspid
A
point
14
Q
calc/o
A
calcium
15
Q
kal/o
A
potasium
16
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph
17
Q
febr/o
A
fever
18
Q
ech/o
A
sound, sonar
19
Q
electr/o
A
written recording or heart
20
Q
splen/o
A
spleen
21
Q
steth/o
A
chest
22
Q
anti-
A
against
23
Q
bi-
A
two
24
Q
tri-
A
three
25
Brady-
slow
26
tachy-
rapid
27
-crit
separate
28
-gram
record
29
-genesis, -poiesis
producing, forming
30
-lysis, -lytic
loosening, destruction
