Cardiovascular System Flashcards
1
Q
aneur
A
widening
2
Q
angi
A
vessel
3
Q
aort
A
aorta
4
Q
arter(i)
A
artery
5
Q
card(i)
A
heart
6
Q
coron
A
heart
7
Q
cyt(o)
A
cell
8
Q
embol
A
embolus
9
Q
oxy
A
oxygen
10
Q
pector
A
chest
11
Q
phleb
A
vein
12
Q
sten(o)
A
narrowed
13
Q
thromb
A
clot
14
Q
vas(cu)
A
blood vessel
15
Q
ven
A
vein
16
Q
aneur/ism
A
widening in a blood vessel
17
Q
angi/o/plasty
A
surgical repair of vessel
18
Q
aort/o/sten/osis
A
narrowing of the aorta
19
Q
arteri/o/sclerosis
A
hardening of the artery
20
Q
brady/card/ia
A
abnormally slow heart rate
21
Q
electr/o/cari/o/graph
A
graph of electrical activity of the heart
22
Q
embol/ism
A
obstruction in blood flow
23
Q
endo/card/itis
A
inflammation inside the heart muscles
24
Q
leuk/o/cyte
A
white blood cell
25
Q
peri/card/ium
A
tissue around the heart
26
Q
phleb/isit
A
inflammation of a vein
27
Q
tachy/card/ia
A
abnormally rapid heart rate
