Cardiovascular System Flashcards
1
Q
angi/o
A
vessel (usually blood or lymph)
2
Q
arteriol/o
A
arteriole
3
Q
atri/o
A
atrium
4
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
5
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
6
Q
phleb/o, ven/o
A
vein
7
Q
sten/o
A
narrowing, stricture
8
Q
thromb/o
A
blood clot
9
Q
ventricul/o
A
ventricle (of heart or brain)
10
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
11
Q
-cardia
A
heart condition
12
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
13
Q
-gram
A
record, writing
14
Q
-ole, -ule
A
small, minute
15
Q
-osis
A
condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
16
Q
-rrhexis
A
rupture
17
Q
-stenosis
A
narrowing, stricture
18
Q
-um
A
structure, thing
19
Q
-ary, -ic, -ior, -ous
A
pertaining to
20
Q
inter-
A
between
