Cardiovascular System Flashcards
An-, A-
Not; Without
Anti-
Against
Brady-
Slow
Dia-
Through; Complete
Echo-
Reflected Sound
Em-
In
Endo-
In; Within
Epi-
On; Over; Upon
Hyper-
Above; Above normal; Excessive
Hypo-
Below; Below normal; Deficient
Per-
Through
Peri-
Around; Surrounding
Tachy-
Fast
Trans-
Across
Angi/o
Vessel
Aort/o
Aorta
Ateri/o
Artery
Arteriol/o
Arteriole
Ather/o
Fatty Substance
Atri/o
Atrium
Bi/o
Life
Carid/o, Coron/o
Heart
Corpor/o
Body
Cutane/o
Skin
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