Chapter 9 - Cardiovascular System Flashcards
1
Q
aneurysm/o
A
aneurysm
2
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
3
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
4
Q
arter/o
A
artery
5
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
6
Q
arteriol/o
A
arteriole
7
Q
ather/o
A
fatty plaque
8
Q
atri/o
A
atrium
9
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
10
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
11
Q
cholesterol/o
A
cholesterol
12
Q
coron/o
A
heart
13
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
14
Q
embol/o
A
embolism, plug
15
Q
haemangi/o
A
blood vessel
16
Q
isch/o
A
to hold back
17
Q
man/o
A
pressure
18
Q
my/o
A
muscle
19
Q
myos/o
A
muscle
20
Q
necr/o
A
death, dead
21
Q
ox/o
A
oxygen
22
Q
pector/o
A
chest
23
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
24
Q
pulm/o
A
lungs
25
pulmon/o
lungs
26
scler/o
sclera, hardening
27
sept/o
septum
28
sphygm/o
pulse
29
steth/o
chest
30
thromb/o
clot
31
valv/o
valve
32
valvul/o
valve
33
varic/o
swollen, twisted vein
34
vas/o
vessel, vas deferens, duct
35
vascul/o
vessel
36
ven/i
vein
37
ven/o
vein
38
ventricul/o
ventricle
39
a-
no, not, without, absence of
40
an-
no, not, without, absence of
41
brady-
slow
42
de-
lack of, less, removal of
43
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
44
echo-
reflected, repeated sound
45
endo-
within, inside, inner
46
extra-
outside
47
hyper-
above, excessive
48
hypo-
below, under, deficient, less than normal
49
inter-
between
50
peri-
around, surrounding
51
tachy-
rapid, fast
52
tetra-
four
53
trans-
across, through, over
54
tri-
three
55
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
56
-constriction
narrowing
57
-dilation
widening, stretching
58
-gram
record, writing
59
-graph
instrument for recording
60
-graphy
process of recording
61
-meter
instrument used to measure, measurement
62
-plasty
plastic, surgical repair
63
-plegia
condition of paralysis
64
-sclerosis
hardening
65
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
