Cardiovascular Medterm Flashcards
1
Q
Cardium
A
the heart
2
Q
Cardi/o
A
heart
3
Q
Angi/o
A
vessel
4
Q
Aort/o
A
aorta
5
Q
Arteri/o
A
artery
6
Q
Ather/o
A
fatty substance, plaque
7
Q
Atri/o
A
atrium
8
Q
Coron/o
A
heart
9
Q
Embol/o
A
embolus, clot
10
Q
Isch/o
A
supress, restraint
11
Q
Mi/o
A
less, smaller
12
Q
My/o
A
muscle
13
Q
Palpit/o, palpitat/o
A
flutter, throbbing
14
Q
Rhe/o
A
flow, current, stream
15
Q
Sphygm/o
A
pulse
16
Q
Tel/e
A
distant, far, end
17
Q
Valv/o, valvul/o
A
valve
18
Q
Varic/o
A
varicose veins
19
Q
Vas/o, vascul/o
A
vessel
20
Q
Ven/o
A
vein
21
Q
Ventricul/o
A
heart/ brain ventricle
22
Q
Venul/o
A
venule
23
Q
Cardi/o/megaly
A
Enlarged heart
24
Q
Cardi/o/my/o/pathy
A
Heart muscle disease
25
Q
Brady/card/ia
A
Slow heart rate
26
Q
Tachy/card/ia
A
Fast heart rate
27
Q
Peri/card/ium
A
Sac around the heart
28
Q
My/o/card/ia
A
Heart muscle
29
Q
Sphygm/o/man/o/meter
A
Blood pressure cuff
30
Q
Arteri/o/scler/osis
A
Hardening of the arteries
