Cardiovascular system Flashcards
Cardi/o, -cardia
heart
coron/o
coronary
atri/o
atrium
ventricul/o
ventricle
sept/o
septum
angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
blood vessel
arteri/o
artery
ven/o, phleb/o
vein
aort/o
aorta
hemat/o, hem/o, sanguin/o, -emia
blood, blood condition
coagul/o, thromb/o
clot, blood clot
ather/o
fatty plaque, cholesterol
sphygm/o, sphygmoman/o
pulse
cusp/o, -cuspid
point
calc/o
calcium
kal/o
potassium
lymph/o
lymph
febr/o
fever
ech/o
sound/ sonar
electr/o
electricity
splen/o
spleen
steth/o
chest
anti-
against
bi-
two
tri-
three
brady-
slow
tachy-
fast
-crit
seperate
-gram
picture or record
-genesis, -poiesis
producing, forming
-lysis, -lytic
loosening or destruction
-ole, -ule
small, tiny
-penia
deficiency, lack of
-philia
attraction to
-stasis
maintenance
-tension
pressure
-sclerosis
hardening
aneurysm
weakness in the artery wall
axillary
armpit
inguinal
groin