Cardiovascular system Flashcards
cardiovascularis, -e
cardiovascular
cor, cordis (n.)
heart
endocardium, -i (n.)
endocardium (structure within the heart)
endocardialis, -e
endocardial
myocardium, -i (n.)
myocardium (muscle structure of the heart)
myocardialis, -e
myocardial
pericardium, -i (n.)
pericardium (structure around the heart)
pericardialis, -e
pericardial
valva, -ae (f.)
valve (Roman folding door)
valvula, -ae (f.)
valvule (small valva)
valvularis, -e
valvular
cuspis, cuspidis (f.)
cuspid (a point)
cuspidalis, -e
cuspidal (pointed)
tricuspidalis, -e
tricuspid (three pointed)
mitralis, -e
mitral (from a two-pointed heat)
semilunaris, -e
semilunar
ventriculus, -i (m.)
ventricle, a small cavity
ventricularis, -e
ventricular
atrium, -i (n.)
atrium (Roman foreroom)
atrialis, -e
atrial
corona, -ae; coroll/o
corona (crown, garland)
coronarius, -a, -um
coronary
truncus, -i (m.)
trunk
subclavius, -a, -um
subclavian
pulmo, pulmonis (m.)
lung
pulmonalis, -e
pulmonary
cavus, -a, -um
hollow
brachiocephalicus, -a, -um
brachiocephalic
aorta, -ae (f.)
aorta
aorticus, -a, -um
aortic
arcus, -us (m.)
arch
carotis, carotidis (f.)
carotid
caroticus, -a, -um
carotid
septum, -i (n.)
septum (a wall, barrier, an enclosure)
septalis, -e
septal
chorda, -ae (f.)
cord
tendineus, -a, -um
tendinous
ostium, -i (n.)
orifice
sanguis, sanguinis (m.)
blood
sanguineus, -a, -um
blood/bloody
vas, vasis (n.)
vessel (receptacle, vessel)
arteria, -ae (f.)
artery
arteriosus, -a, -um
arterial
arteriola, -ae, (f.)
arteriole (little artery)
vena, -ae (f.)
vein
venosus, -a, –um
venous
venula, -ae (f.)
venule (little vein)
capillaris, -e
capillary
tunica, -ae (f.)
tunic (garment worn under a Roman toga)
ramus, -i (m.)
branch
communis, -e
common
circumflexus, a, -um
circumflex (to bend around)
plexus, -us (m.)
plexus (interwoven network of vessels or nerves), to plait, interweave
lympha, -ae
lymph (origin: clear water, particularly from springs)
lymphaticus, -a, -um
lymphatic
lymphoideus, -a, -um
lymphatic
nodus, -i (m.)
node (knot)
tonsilla, -ae (f.)
tonsil
tonsillaris, -e
tonsillar
thymus, -i (m.)
thymus
thymicus, -a, -um
thymic
splen, splenis (m.)
spleen
splenicus, -a, -um
splenic
lien, lienis (m.)
spleen
lienalis, -e
splenic
cardi/o
heart
lun/o
moon
cresc/o
increasing, cresent
pariet/o
wall
viscer/o
organ
jugul/o
jugular vein, throat
saphen/o
saphenous vein
port/o
gate, entrace
vascul/o
vessel (a little vessel)
angi/o
vessel
phleb/o
vein
furc/o, furcat/o
forking, splitting
ret/o
net, network
lumin/o
light, lumen (open space between walls of a vessel)
sphygm/o, -sphygmia
pulse
rhythm/o
rhythm
systol/o
contraction
diastol/o
expansion
tachy-, tach/o
quick, rapid
brady-
slow
steth/o
chest
tens/o
stretch
dilat/o
expand
-ectasia, -ectasis
dilated, expanded
strict/o, string/o
to narrow, bind, compress
spasm/o, spasmod/o
convulsion, spasm
fibrill/o
fibril, fiber
palpit/o
sensation of rapid beating of the heart
angin/o
angina pectoris, choking, chest pain
ather/o
fatty plaque
scler/o
hard
isch/o
hold back
coarct/o, coarctat/o
to confine
varic/o
swollen, tortuous vein
aneurysm/o
abnormal widening of a vessel
eury-
wide
clus/o, clud/o
shut, closed off
claudic/o
limping
phor/o, -phor, -phore
to bear, convey
lat/o
to bear, convey
sanguin/o
blood
hem/o, hemat/o, -emia
blood
plasm/o, -plasm
fluid portion of blood (plasma), something formed or shaped
plast/o, -plast, -plasia
formed, molded; forming cell or organelle; condition of formation, growth
ser/o
fluid left over after blood clotting (blood serum), a watery fluid
-poiesis
to make, produce
blast/o, -blast
embryonic cell, formative cell or layer, bud or shoot
cyt/o, -cyte
cell
thromb/o
clot
erythr/o
red, red blood cell
leuk/o, leuc/o
white, white blood cell
reticul/o
net, network
granul/o
granule
corpuscul/o
corpuscle, small mass or body
glob/o, globul/o
ball, sphere
morph/o
shape, form
nucle/o, kary/o
center of cell (nucleus), nut, kernel
kary/o
center of cell (nucleus), nut, kernel
neutr/o
neutral, neither
bas/o, basi/o
base, foundation, step, a walking
eosin/o
red dyes used in histology (eosine)
eos/o, eo-
dawn, early, morning red
phil/o, -phil, -phile
attraction, love
lymph/o, lymphat/o
lymph, water
nod/o
node (lymph), swollen, knot-like
aden/o
glands
tonsill/o
tonsil
thym/o
thymus gland
coagul/o
thickening of liquid into gel or solid, particularly blood
fibr/o
fiber
bubon/o
swollen lymph node(s)
crit/o, -crit
separate, decide
cras/o, -crasia
mixture, temperament
micr/o
small
macr/o
large, long
anis/o
unequal
poikil/o
irregular, varied, spotted, mottled
acanth/o
thorn, spine, spiny
echin/o
spiny
ple/o, plei/o, pli/o
more, increased
tox/o
poison, bow and arrow
septic/o
sepsis
–rrhagia, -rrhage, –rrhagy
rupture with profuse discharge of a fluid (typically blood)
rhagad/o
tear, fissure, cleft
-penia
decrease, deficiency
mega-, megal/o, -megaly
enlargement, large
-staxis
dripping oozing
stas/o, stat/o, -stasis
standing, stoppage, cause to stand
-stat
device for stopping, ceasing something
embol/o
moving clot in blood (embolus), an interjection
thromb/o
clot
edemat/o, -edema
swelling
fus/o
pouring, melting
pleth/o, plethysm/o
excess, overfullness
immun/o
free from, safe
