Cardiovascular System Flashcards
(38 cards)
1
Q
vascul/o
A
vessel (blood or lymph)
2
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
3
Q
trans-
A
across
4
Q
atri/o
A
atrium
5
Q
sphygm/o
A
pulse
6
Q
angina
A
mild to severe suffocating pain (in chest; caused by inadequate blood flow to the myocardium)
7
Q
ventricul/o
A
ventricle (of the heart or brain)
8
Q
scler/o
A
hardening; sclera
9
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
9
Q
-gram
A
record; writing
10
Q
peri-
A
around
11
Q
aneurysm/o
A
widened blood vessel
11
Q
bruit
A
soft blowing sound heard on auscultation
11
Q
ischemia
A
local, temporary deficiency of blood supply to an organ or tissue due to circulatory obstruction
12
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
13
Q
coron/o
A
heart
14
Q
hemangi/o
A
blood vessel
16
Q
ven/o
A
vein
17
Q
coarctation
A
narrowing of a vessel; especially the aorta
19
Q
my/o
A
muscle
20
Q
thromb/o
A
blood clot
21
Q
valv/o
A
valve
21
Q
infarction
A
localized tissue necrosis due to the cessation of blood supply
22
Q
vas/o
A
vessel; vas deferens; duct
23
syncope
partial or complete loss of consciousness
24
-cardia
heart condition
25
-stenosis
narrowing; stricture
27
valvul/o
valve
28
electr/o
electricity
29
angi/o
vessel (blood or lymph)
30
ather/o
fatty plaque
31
sten/o
narrowing; stricture
33
embol/o
embolus (plug)
34
arteriol/o
arteriole
35
-graph
instrument for recording
36
sept/o
septum
37
deep vein thrombosis
blood clot that forms in the deep veins of the body (legs and thighs)
38
aort/o
aorta
