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Medical Terminology > Cardiovascular System: Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Prefixes > Flashcards

Cardiovascular System: Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Prefixes Flashcards

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leaflets

A

flat, leaf-shaped structures that comprise the valves of the heart and prevent backflow of blood

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lumen

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space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube

tubular space or channel within an organ or structure of the body

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regurgitation

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backflow or ejecting of contents through an opening

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sphincters

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circular muscles found in a tubular structure or hollow organ that constrict or dilate to regulate passage of substances through its opening

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vasoconstriction

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narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel that limits blood flow

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vasodilation

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widening of the lumen of a blood vessel caused by the relaxing of the muscles of the vascular walls

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viscosity

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thickness or a measure of how resistant a liquid is to flowing

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aneurysm/o

A

aneurysm
(widened blood vessel)

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aneurysmorrhaphy

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suture of an aneurysm

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angi/o

A

vessel
(usually blood or lymph)

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angioplasty

A

surgical repair of a vessel

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vascul/o

A

vessel
(usually blood or lymph)

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vasculitis

A

inflammation of a vessel

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aort/o

A

aorta

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aortostenosis

A

narrowing of the aorta

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arteri/o

A

artery

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arteriorrhexis

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rupture of an artery

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arteriol/o

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arteriole

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arteriolitis

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inflammation of an arteriole

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atri/o

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atrium

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atriomegaly

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enlargement of the atrium

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ather/o

A

fatty plaque

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atheroma

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a condition in which fatty plaque builds up on the inner lining of the arterial walls

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cardi/o

A

heart

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cardiomegaly

A

enlargement of the heart

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coron/o

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heart

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coronary

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pertaining to the coronary artery in the heart

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electr/o

A

electricity

29
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electrocardiogram

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a recording of the electrical activity of the heart

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embol/o

A

embolus
(plug)

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embolectomy

A

removal of an embolus to open blood vessels and reestablish blood flow

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hemangi/o

A

blood vessel

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hemangioma

A

(also called strawberry mark)
benign tumor of the cells that line the blood vessels

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my/o

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myocardial

A

pertaining to the muscles of the heart

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phleb/o

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phlebectasis

A

dilation and expansion of the veins

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ven/o

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venostasis

A

abnormally slow blood flow in the veins

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scler/o

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arteriosclerosis

A

abnormal hardening of the arteries

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sept/o

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septostomy

A

forming an opening in the septum of the heart

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sphygm/o

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sphygmoid

A

resembling the pulse

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sten/o

A

narrowing and stricture

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stenotic

A

pertaining to narrowing and stricture

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thromb/o

A

blood clot

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thrombolysis

A

separation and destruction of a blood clot

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valv/o

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valvotomy

A

incision of the valve

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valvul/o

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valvuloplasty

A

surgical repair of the valve

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ventricul/o

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ventricular

A

pertaining to the ventricle

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—cardia

A

heart condition

57
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tachycardia

A

rapid heart rate

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—stenosis

A

narrowing and stricture

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aortostenosis

A

stricture of the aorta

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brady—

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bradycardia

A

slow heart rate

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endo—

A

in or within

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endovascular

A

pertaining to within a vessel

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extra—

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extravascular

A

pertaining to outside a vessel

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peri—

67
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pericardial

A

pertaining to around the heart

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trans—

69
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transseptal

A

across the septum

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