Med Terms - Cardiovascular System Vocab Flashcards
(39 cards)
1
Q
cardi/o
coron/o
-cardia
A
Heart
2
Q
atri/o
A
atrium (upper heart chamber)
3
Q
ventricul/o
A
ventricle (lower heart chamber)
4
Q
sept/o
A
septum
5
Q
angi/o
vas/o
vascul/o
A
blood or lymph vessel
6
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
7
Q
ven/o
phleb/o
A
vein
8
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
9
Q
hemat/o
hem/o
sanguin/o
-emia
A
Condition of the blood
or
blood condition
10
Q
coagul/o
thromb/o
A
clot/ blood clot
11
Q
ather/o
A
fatty plaque or cholesterol
12
Q
sphygm/o
sphygmoman/o
A
pulse
13
Q
cusp/o
-cuspid
A
point
14
Q
calc/o
A
calcium
15
Q
kal/o
A
potassium
16
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph
17
Q
febr/o
A
fibrous tissue
18
Q
ech/o
A
sound/sonar
19
Q
electr/o
A
electricity, electric
20
Q
splen/o
A
spleen
21
Q
steth/o
A
chest
22
Q
anti-
A
against
23
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bi-
A
twice, double
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tri-
A
three, triple
25
brady-
slow
26
tachy-
fast, rapid
27
-crit
separate
28
-gram
picture or record
29
- genesis
| - poiesis
producing, forming
30
- iysis
| - lytic
loosening or destruction
31
- ole
| - ule
small, tiny
32
-penia
deficiency, lack of, too few
33
-philia
attraction to, like, love
34
-stasis
maintenance
35
-tension
pressure
36
-sclerosis
hardening
37
aneurysm
weakness in the artery
38
axillary
armpit
39
inguinal
groin
