cardiovascular Flashcards
cardi/o coron/o -cardiia
heart
atri/o
atrium
ventricul/o
ventricle
sept/o
septum
angi/o vas/o vascul/o
blood or lymp vessels
arteri/o
artery
ven/o phleb/o
vein
aort/o
aorta
hemat/o hem/o sanguin/o
blood
coagul/o thromb/o
clot or blood clot
ather/o
fatty plaque or cholesterol
sphygm/o sphygmoman/o
pulse
cusp/o -cuspid
point
calc/o
calcium, the heel
lymph/o
lymph
febr/o
fiber, fiberous tissue
ech/o
sound/ sonar
electr/o
electricity
splen/o
spleen
steth/o
chest
anti-
aginest
bi-
two
tri-
three
brandy-
slow
trachy-
fast
-crit
separate
-gram
a picture or recording
-genesis -poiesis
producing
-lysis -lytic
loosening or destruction
-ole -ule
small tiny
-penia
lack of defitioncy, few
-philia
atrack to, like
-stasis
maintenance
-tension
pressure
-sclerosis
hardening
aneurysm
weakness in the artery wall
axillary
armpit
inguinal
groin