Cardiovascular System - Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
angi/o
A
vessel (blood)
2
Q
aort/o
A
aorta (largest artery)
3
Q
ather/o
A
plaque (fatty substance)
4
Q
atri/o
A
atrium (upper heart chamber)
5
Q
-blast
A
embryonic; immature cell
6
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
7
Q
coagul/o
A
coagulation (clotting)
8
Q
coron/o
A
heart
9
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
10
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
11
Q
hem/o
A
blood
12
Q
kary/o
A
nucleus
13
Q
leuk/o
A
white
14
Q
-lytic
A
to reduce, destroy; separate;
breakdown
15
Q
my/o
A
muscle
16
Q
myel/o
A
spinal cord; bone marrow
17
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
18
Q
-poiesis
A
formation
19
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
20
Q
sphygm/o
A
pulse
21
Q
-stasis
A
to stop; control; place
22
Q
thromb/o
A
clot
23
Q
vas/o
A
vessel; duct; vas deferens
24
Q
ven/o
A
vein
