Cardiovascular System Flashcards by Samantha Klem

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An-, A-

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Not; Without

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Anti-

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Against

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Brady-

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Slow

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Dia-

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Through; Complete

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Echo-

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Reflected Sound

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Em-

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In

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Endo-

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In; Within

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Epi-

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On; Over; Upon

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Hyper-

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Above; Above normal; Excessive

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Hypo-

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Below; Below normal; Deficient

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Per-

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Through

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Peri-

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Around; Surrounding

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Trans-

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Across

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Aort/o

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Aorta

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Ateri/o

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Artery

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Arteriol/o

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Arteriole

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Ather/o

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Fatty Substance

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Atri/o

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Atrium

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Bi/o

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Life

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Carid/o, Coron/o

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Heart

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Corpor/o

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Body

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Duct/o

To Bring

Electr/o

Electricity

Embol/o

Plug

Fibrin/o

Fibers

Hem/o

Blood

Isch/o

To hold back

Lip/o

Fat

My/o

Muscle

Myocardi/o

Heart Muscle

Lumin/o

Light

Pheleb/o

Vein

Pulmon/o

Lung

Rhythm/o

Rhythm; Heartbeat

Bol/o

Cast; Throw

Coagul/o

Coagulation; Clotting

Constrict/o

Narrowing

Cyan/o

Blue

Dilat/o

To enlarge or expand

Sept/o

Wall; Partition

Son/o

Sound

Sphygem/o

Pulse

Systol/o

Contraction

Tens/o

Stretched; Strained

Thromb/o

Clot

Tom/o

To Cut

Vas/o

Vessel; Duct

Vascul/o

Blood Vessel

Ven/i, Ven/o

Vein

Ventricul/o

Ventricle

Venul/o

Venule

-Ac, -Al, -Ar, -Ary, -Ic, -Ous

Pertaining to

-Ant

Substance that Promotes

-Ation

Process; Condition

-Cardia

Heart Condition

-Eal

Pertaining to

-Ectomy

Surgical Removal

-Gram

Record

-Emic

Pertaining to blood condition

-Graphy

Process of Recording

-Ia

Condition

-Itis

Inflammation

-Ive

Substance that Produces

-Lytic

Destruction

-Manometer

Instrument to measure pressure

-Megaly

Enlarged

-Or

One who take action or does something

-Ole

Small

-Oma

Mass

-Ose

Pertaining to

-Ous

Pertaining to

-Pathy

Disease

-Plasty

Surgical Repair

-Pressor

To Press Down

-Rrhexis

Rupture

-Sclerosis

Hardening

-Stenosis

Narrowing; Tightening

-Scope

Instrument for Viewing

-Stomy

Surgical Opening

-Spasm

Involuntary Muscle Contraction

-Tension

Pressure

-Therapy

Treatment

-Tic

Pertaining to

-Tonic

Pertaining to tone

-Ule

Small

-Um, -Us

Structure; Tissue; Thing

-Version

To turn

Inter-

Between

Intra-

Within

Poly-

Many

Pre-

Before

Re-

Again

Tetra-

Four

Ultra-

Beyond

De-

Without

Extra-

Outside of

Hyper-

Excessive