Cardiovascular System Flashcards
1
Q
Angi/o
A
Vessel (usually blood or lymph)
2
Q
Aort/o
A
Aorta
3
Q
Arteri/o
A
Artery
4
Q
Arteriol/o
A
Arteriole
5
Q
Atri/o
A
Atrium
6
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
7
Q
Electr/o
A
Electricity
8
Q
Lip/o, lipid/o, steat/o
A
Fat
9
Q
Pleb/o, ven/o
A
Vein
10
Q
Sten/o
A
Narrowing, stricture
11
Q
Thromb/o
A
Blood clot
12
Q
Ventricul/o
A
Ventricle (of heart or brain)
13
Q
My/o
A
Muscle
14
Q
Scler/o
A
Hardening
15
Q
-ectomy
A
Excision, removal
16
Q
-gen, -genesis
A
Forming, producing, origin
17
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
18
Q
-lysis
A
Separation, destruction, loosening
19
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical repair
20
Q
-rraphy
A
Suture
