Chapter 8: Cardiovascular System Flashcards
1
Q
angi/o
A
blood vessel
2
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
3
Q
arter/o, arteri/o
A
artery
4
Q
atri/o
A
atrium
5
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
6
Q
coron/o
A
crown or circle heart
7
Q
my/o, myos/o
A
muscle
8
Q
pect/o, pector/o
A
chest
9
Q
valvul/o
A
little valve
10
Q
vas/o
A
vessel
11
Q
vascul/o
A
little vessel
12
Q
ven/o
A
vein
13
Q
ventricul/o
A
little belly/ventricle
14
Q
a-
A
without
15
Q
brady-
A
slow
15
Q
dys-
A
bad, abnormal, painful, difficult
15
Q
tachy-
A
rapid, fast
15
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
16
Q
rhythm/o,rrhythm
A
rhythm
17
Q
sten/o
A
narrow
18
Q
-a
A
singular
19
Q
-algia
A
condition of pain
20
Q
-dynia
A
condition of pain
21
Q
-genic
A
producing, forming
22
-ia
condition of
23
-osis
condition of
24
-plegia
paralysis
25
-sis
state of
26
-spasm
sudden involuntary contraction
27
endo-
within
28
epi-
upon, over, above, on top
29
hyper-
excessive, abnormally high
30
hypo
deficient, abnormally low
31
peri-
around
32
poly-
excessive, over, many
33
ather/o
fatty plaque
34
hem/o
blood
35
isch/o
hold back
36
my/o
muscle
37
phleb/o
vein
38
scler/o
hard
39
sept/o
putrefying; wall, partition
40
sten/o
narrow
41
tampon/o
plug
42
tens/o
pressure
43
thromb/o
clot
44
-ac
pertaining to
45
-ade
process
46
-al
pertaining to
47
-ar
pertaining to
48
-emia
condition of blood
49
-ic
pertaining to
50
-ion
process
51
-itis
inflammation
52
-megally
abnormally large3
53
-oma
tumor
54
-osis
condition of
55
-pathy
disease
56
