Cardiovascular System Flashcards
1
Q
aneur
A
widening
2
Q
angi
A
vessel
3
Q
aort
A
aorta
4
Q
arter
A
artery
5
Q
ather
A
plaque
6
Q
card
A
heart
7
Q
cyte
A
cell
8
Q
embol
A
embolus
9
Q
oxy
A
oxygen
10
Q
pector
A
chest
11
Q
phleb
A
vein
12
Q
stenosis
A
narrowing
13
Q
thromb
A
clot
14
Q
vas(cu)
A
blood vessel
15
Q
ven
A
vein
16
Q
aneur/ism
A
abnormal heart rhythm
17
Q
an/gina
A
chest pain caused by loss of oxygenated blood flow
18
Q
ather/o/sclerosis
A
hardening of the artery
19
Q
brady/card/ia
A
abnormally slow heart rate
20
Q
card/io/my/o/pathy
A
disease of the heart muscle
21
Q
embol/ism
A
obstruction in blood flow
22
Q
endo/card/itis
A
inflammation inside the heart muscle
23
Q
fibrilla/tion
A
a small involuntary muscular contraction
24
Q
hyper/tension
A
high blood pressure
25
Q
leuk/o/cyte
A
white blood cell
26
Q
phleb/itis
A
inflammation of a vein
27
Q
tachy/card/ia
A
abnormally rapid heart rate
28
Q
thromb/osis
A
blood clots in the vascular system
29
Q
ven/ous
A
pertaining to the veins
