cardiovascular system Flashcards
midterm study (61 cards)
1
Q
echo-
A
repeated sound
2
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epi-
A
above, upon
3
Q
extra-
A
outside of
4
Q
intra-
A
inside, within
5
Q
peri-
A
around
6
Q
supra-
A
above, excessive
7
Q
tele-
A
distance
8
Q
aneurysm/o
A
widened blood vessel
9
Q
angi/o
A
vessel, usually blood or lymph
10
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
11
Q
arter/o
A
artery
12
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
13
Q
arteriol/o
A
arteriole
14
Q
ather/
A
fatty plaque
15
Q
atri/o
A
atrium
16
Q
card/o
A
heart
17
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
18
Q
coron/o
A
heart
19
Q
corpor/o
A
body
20
Q
embol/o
A
embolus/plug
21
Q
hemangi/o
A
blood vessel
22
Q
isch/o
A
to hold back, block
23
Q
my/o
A
muscle
24
Q
myocardi/o
A
heart muscle
25
phlem/o
vein
26
rrhythm/o
rhythm
27
scler/o
hardening, sclera(white of eye)
28
sept/o
septum
29
sphygm/o
pulse
30
sten/o
narrowing, stricture
31
steth/o
chest
32
thromb/o
blood clot
33
valv/o
valve
34
valvul/o
valve
35
varic/o
dilated vein
36
vas/o
vessel, vas deferens, duct
37
vascul/o
vessel, usually blood or lymph
38
ven/i
vein
39
ven/o
vein
40
ventricul/o
ventricle, of heart or brain
41
-eal
pertaining to
42
-ectasia
dilation, expansion
43
-ectasis
dilation or expansion
44
-eous
composed of, like, resembling, of the nature
45
-gen
forming, producing, origin
46
-genesis
forming, producing, origin
47
-gram
record, writing
48
-graph
instrument for recording
49
-graphy
process of recording
50
-itis
inflammation
51
-malacia
abnormal sofening
52
-manometer
instrument to measure pressure
53
-oid
resembling
54
-ose
pertaining to, sugar
55
-rrhexis
rupture
56
-stasis
standing still, maintenance of a constant level
57
-tension
to stretch, pressure
58
-ule
small, minute
59
-us
condition, structure
60
-version
turning
61
-y
condition, process
