Cardiovascular System word Parts ROOTS Flashcards
(38 cards)
1
Q
Angi/o, Vas/o
A
Vessel
2
Q
Aort/o
A
Aorta
3
Q
Arteri/o
A
Artery
4
Q
Artri/o
A
Artrium (atria)
5
Q
Ather/o
A
Yellow, fatty plaque
6
Q
Cardi/o
A
heart
7
Q
cav/o
A
Hollow; cavity; cave
8
Q
Coron/o
A
Heart/crown
9
Q
Cusp/o
A
point
10
Q
Duct/o
A
to lead; carry
11
Q
Ech/o
A
sound wave
12
Q
Erythr/o
A
red
13
Q
fibrill/o
A
small fiber
14
Q
Hemat/o
A
blood
15
Q
Interstitu
A
spaces within tissues
16
Q
Leuk/o
A
white
17
Q
Lip/o
A
fat
18
Q
Lun/o
A
moon
19
Q
Man/o
A
Pressure
20
Q
Medi/a; medi/o
A
middle
21
Q
My/o
A
muscle
22
Q
Orth/o
A
straight
23
Q
Ox/o
A
O2
24
Q
Pariet/o
A
wall
25
Pept/o
Amino Acid
26
Phleb/o, Ven/a; Ven/o
Vein
27
Pulmon/o; Pneumon/o
Lung
28
Scler/o
Hard
29
Sin/o
Sinus
30
Son/o
Sound
31
Sphygm/o
pulse
32
Sten/o
Narrow
33
Throph/o
Nourishment; growth
34
Tom/o
section; slice
35
Vascul/o
Blood Vessel
36
Ventricul/o
Ventricle
37
Viscer/o
internal organs
38
Lymph/o
