Cardiovascular System Roots/Suffixes/Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
aneurysm
A
widened blood vessel
2
Q
angi
A
vessel
3
Q
vascul
A
vessel
4
Q
aort
A
aorta
5
Q
arteri
A
artery
6
Q
arteriol
A
arteriole
7
Q
atri
A
atrium
8
Q
ather
A
fatty plaque
9
Q
cardi
A
heart
10
Q
electr
A
electricity
11
Q
embol
A
embolus
12
Q
hemangi
A
blood vessel
13
Q
my
A
muscle
14
Q
phleb
A
vein
15
Q
ven
A
vein
16
Q
sclera
A
hardening; sclera
17
Q
sept
A
septum
18
Q
sphygm
A
pulse
19
Q
sten
A
narrowing; stricture
20
Q
thromb
A
thrombosis; blood clot
21
Q
ventricul
A
ventricle
22
Q
-gram
A
record, writing
23
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
24
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
25
Q
-sphyxia
A
pulse
26
Q
-stenosis
A
narrowing; stricture
27
Q
brady-
A
slow
28
Q
endo-
A
in, within
29
Q
extra-
A
outside
30
Q
peri-
A
around
31
Q
tachy-
A
rapid
32
Q
trans-
A
through; across