Cardiovascular System Flashcards
1
Q
aneur
A
widening
2
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angi
A
vessel
Surgical repair
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(e)
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
A
narrowed
13
Q
thromb
A
clot
14
Q
vas(cul)
A
blood vessel
15
Q
ven
A
vein
16
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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
card/io/my/o/pathy
A
disease of the heart muscle
19
Q
arteri/o/sclerosis
A
hardening of the artery
20
Q
brady/card/ia
A
abnormally slow heart rate
21
Q
electr/o/cardi/o/ graph
A
graph of electrical activity of the heart
22
Q
phleb/itis
A
inflammation of a vein
22
Q
leuk/o/cyte
A
white blood cell
22
embol/ism
obstruction in blood flow
23
endo/card/itis
inflammation inside the heart muscle
24
peri/card/ium
tissue around the heart
25
tachy/card/ia
abnormally rapid heart rate
25
thromb/osis
blood clots in the vascular system
26
vas/o/con/stric/ tion
narrowing of blood vessels
27
ven/o/stasis
standing blood in vein
28
stasis
a slowing of bodily fluid
29
sclerosis
Hardening
