Cardiovascular system Flashcards
(55 cards)
1
Q
aneurysm/o
A
aneurysm
2
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
3
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
4
Q
arter/o
A
artery
5
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
6
Q
ather/o
A
yellowish plaque
7
Q
atri/o
A
atrium
8
Q
axill/o
A
armpit
9
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
10
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
11
Q
cholesterol/o
A
cholesterol
12
Q
coron/o
A
heart
13
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
14
Q
isch/o
A
to hold back
15
Q
my/o
A
muscle
16
Q
myx/o
A
mucus
17
Q
ox/o
A
oxygen
18
Q
pericardi/o
A
pericardium
19
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
20
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
21
Q
rhythm/o
A
rhythm
22
Q
sphygm/o
A
pulse
23
Q
steth/o
A
chest
24
Q
thromb/o
A
clot
25
valvul/o
valve
26
valv/o
valve
27
vas/o
vessel
28
vascul/o
vessel
29
ven/o, ven/i
vein
30
ventricul/o
ventricle
31
-constriction
narrowing
32
-dilation
widening; stretching; expanding
33
-emia
blood condition
34
-graphy
process of recording
35
-lysis
breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening
36
-megaly
enlargement
37
-meter
measure
38
-oma
tumor; mass; fluid collection
39
-osis
condition; usually abnormal
40
-plasty
surgical repair
41
-sclerosis
hardening
42
-stenosis
tightening; structure
43
-tomy
process of cutting
44
a-, an
no; not; without
45
brady-
slow
46
de-
lack of; down; less; removal of
47
dys-
bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
48
endo-
in; within
49
hyper-
above; excessive
50
hypo-
deficient; below; under; less than normal
51
inter-
between
52
v
surrounding
53
tachy-
fast
54
tetra-
four
55
tri-
three
