Common Terms and Word Elements for the Physiology of Cardiovascular System

Question 1

SPHYGM/O
(sfĭg‐mō)
‐SPHYGMIA
(sfĭg‐mē‐ă)

Answer 1

Pulse

Question 2

RHYTHM/O
(rith‐mō)

Answer 2

Rhythm

Question 3

SYSTOL/O
(sis‐tŏ‐lō)

Answer 3

Contraction

Question 4

DIASTOL/O
(dī‐as‐tŏ‐lō)

Answer 4

Expansion

Question 5

TACHY‐
(tak‐ē)
TACH/O
(tak‐ō)

Answer 5

Quick, Rapid

Question 6

BRADY‐
(brād‐ē)

Answer 6

Slow

Question 7

STETH/O
(steth‐ō)

Answer 7

Chest

Question 8

TENS/O
(tĕn‐sō)

Answer 8

Stretch

Question 9

DILAT/O
(dī‐lāt‐ō)

Answer 9

Expand

Question 10

‐ECTASIA
(ĕk‐tā‐sē‐ă)
‐ECTASIS
(ĕk‐tā‐sis)

Answer 10

Dilated, expanded

Question 11

STRICT/O
(strĭk‐tō)
STRING/O
(strĭn‐gō)

Answer 11

To narrow, bind, compress

Question 12

SPASM/O
(spaz‐mō)
SPASMOD/O
(spaz‐mŏ‐dō)

Answer 12

Convulsion, spasm

Question 13

FIBRILL/O
(fī‐bril‐ō)

Answer 13

Fibril, fiber, *quivering of the heart

Question 14

PALPIT/O
(păl‐pĭ‐tō)

Answer 14

Sensation of rapid beating of the heart

Question 15

ANGIN/O
(an‐jī‐nō)

Answer 15

Angina pectoris, choking

Question 16

ATHER/O
(ath‐ĕ‐rō)

Answer 16

Fatty Plaque

Question 17

SCLER/O
(sklĕ‐rō)

Answer 17

Hard

Question 18

ISCH/O
(is‐kō)

Answer 18

Hold back

Question 19

COARCT/O
(kō‐ărk‐tō)
COARCTAT/O
(kō‐ărk‐tāt‐ō)

Answer 19

To confine

Question 20

VARIC/O
(var‐ĭ‐kō)

Answer 20

A swollen, tortuous vein

Question 21

ANEURYSM/O
(an‐yŭ‐rizm‐ō)

Answer 21

Abnormal widening of a vessel

Question 22

EURY‐
(ū‐rē)

Answer 22

Wide

Question 23

CLUS/O
(kloo‐sō)
CLAUD/O
(klod‐ō)

Answer 23

Shut, Closed off

Question 24

CLAUDIC/O
(klod‐ĭ‐kō)

Answer 24

Limping

Question 25

PHOR/O (fŏ‐rō) ‐PHOR (phōr) ‐PHORE (phōr) ‐PHORESIS (fŏ‐rē‐sĭs)

Answer 25

To bear, convey; (‐phor, ‐phore) bearer; (‐phoresis) transmission

Question 26

LAT/O (lā‐tō)

Answer 26

To Bear, Convey