Cardiovascular quiz Flashcards
angi/o:
Vessel
aort/o:
Aorta
arteri/o:
Artery
ather/o:
Fatty substance
atri/o:
Atrium
cardi/o:
Heart
coron/o:
Heart
corpor/o:
Body
embol/o:
Plug
isch/o:
To hold back
myocardi/o:
Heart muscle
sphygm/o:
Pulse
steth/o:
Chest
thromb/o:
Clot
valv/o:
Valve
valvul/o:
Valve
varic/o:
Dilated vein
vascul/o:
Blood vessel
vas/o:
Vessel, duct
ven/o:
Vein
ventricul/o:
Ventricle
Suffixes:
-cardia:
Heart condition
Suffixes
-manometer:
Instrument to measure pressure
Suffixes
-ole:
Small
Suffixes
-spasm:
Involuntary muscle contraction
Suffixes
-tension:
Pressure
Suffixes
-tonic:
Pertaining to tone
Suffixes
-ule:
Small
Prefix
di-:
Two
agglutin/o:
Clumping
bas/o:
Base
chrom/o:
Color
coagul/o:
Clotting
eosin/o:
Rosy red
erythr/o:
Red
fibrin/o:
Fibers, fibrous
fus/o:
Pouring
granul/o:
Granules
granul/o:
Granules
hem/o:
Blood
hemat/o:
Blood
morph/o:
Shape
neutr/o:
Neutral
phag/o:
Eat, swallow
sanguin/o:
Blood
septic/o
Infection
-apheresis:
Removal, carry away
-crit:
Separation of
-cytic:
Pertaining to cells
-cytosis:
More than the normal number of cells
-emia:
Blood condition
-globin:
Protein
-penia:
Abnormal decrease, too few
-phil:
Attracted to
-philia:
Condition of being attracted to
-philic:
Pertaining to being attracted to
-plastic:
Pertaining to formation
-plastin:
Formation
-poiesis:
Formation
-rrhagic:
Pertaining to abnormal flow
-stasis:
Standing still
adenoid/o:
Adenoids
axill/o:
Axilla, underarm
immun/o:
Protection
inguin/o:
Groin region
lymph/o:
Lymph
lymphaden/o:
Lymph node
lymphangi/o:
Lymph vessel
nucle/o:
Nucleus
splen/o:
Spleen
thym/o:
Thymus gland
tonsill/o:
Tonsils
-edema:
Swelling
-globulin:
Protein
-phage:
To eat
-toxic:
Pertaining to poison