Cardiovascular System Root Words Flashcards
1
Q
aneurysm/o
A
widened blood vessel
2
Q
angi/o
A
vessel (usually blood or lymph)
3
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
4
Q
arter/o
A
artery
5
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
6
Q
arteriol/o
A
arteriole
7
Q
ather/o
A
fatty plaque
8
Q
atri/o
A
atrium
9
Q
card/o
A
heart
10
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
11
Q
coron/o
A
heart
12
Q
corpor/o
A
body
13
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
14
Q
embol/o
A
embolus plug
15
Q
hemangi/o
A
blood vessel
16
Q
isch/o
A
to hold back, block
17
Q
my/o
A
muscle
18
Q
myocardi/o
A
heart muscle
19
Q
pect/o
A
chest
20
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
21
Q
rrhythm/o
A
rhythm
22
Q
scler/o
A
hardening, sclera (white of eye)
23
Q
sept/o
A
septum
24
Q
sphygm/o
A
pulse
25
sten/o
narrowing, stricture
26
steth/o
chest
27
thromb/o
blood clot
28
valv/o
valve
29
valvul/o
valve
30
varic/o
dilated vein
31
vas/o
vessel
32
vascul/o
vessel, vas defrens, duct
33
ven/i
vein
34
ven/o
vein
35
ventricul/o
ventricle (of heart or brain)
