Cardiovascular Terms Flashcards
(53 cards)
1
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brady-
A
slow
2
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endo-
A
within
3
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epi-
A
upon, over, above, on top
4
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inter-
A
between
5
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peri-
A
around
6
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tachy-
A
rapid, fast
7
Q
tetra-
A
four
8
Q
angi/o, angin/o
A
blood vessel
9
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
10
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arter/o, arteri/o
A
artery
11
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ather/o
A
fat
12
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atri/o
A
atrium
13
Q
card/o, cardi/o
A
heart
14
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coron/o
A
crown, circle, heart
15
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
16
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ech/o
A
to bounce, sound
17
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electr/o
A
electricity
18
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embol/o
A
a plug
19
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hemorrh/o
A
likely to bleed
20
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isch/o
A
to hold back, deficiency, blockage
21
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man/o
A
thin
22
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my/o, myos/o
A
muscle
23
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pector/o
A
chest
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phleb/o
A
vein
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pulmon/o
lung
26
rrhythm/o
repetition, rhythm
27
scler/o
thick, hard; sclera
28
sept/o
wall, partition
29
sphygm/o
pulse
30
sten/o
narrowness, constriction
31
steth/o
chest
32
tens/o
pressure
33
thromb/o
clot
34
valvul/o
little valve
35
varic/o
dilated vein
36
vas/o
blood vessel
37
vascul/o
small blood vessel
38
ven/o
vein
39
ventricul/o
little belly, cavity, ventricle
40
-ac
pertaining to
41
-apheresis
removal
42
-ary
pertaining to
43
-dynia
pain
44
-gram
a record
45
-graph
instrument for recording
46
-is
pertaining to
47
-lytic
pertaining to loosen, dissolve
48
-megaly
abnormally large
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-rrhaphy
suturing
50
rrhexis
rupture
51
-sis
state of
52
-spasm
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
53
-stomy
surgical creation of an opening
