Cardiovascular Vocabulary Flashcards
angi/o
vessel
aort/o
aorta
arteri/o
artery
ateriol/o
arteriole
ather/o
fatty substance
atri/o
atrium
bi/o
life
cardio/o
heart
coron/o
heart
corpor/o
body
cutane/o
skin
duct/o
to bring; lead; carry
electr/o
electricity
embol/o
plug
fibrin/o
fibers
hem/o
blood
isch/o
to hold back
lip/o
fat
my/o
muscle
myocardi/o
heart muscle
orth/o
straight
pector/o
chest
peripher/o
away from center
pheleb/o
ven
pulmon/o
lung
scler/o
hard
sept/o
a wall
son/o
sound
sphygm/o
pulse
steth/o
chest
thromb/o
clot
valv/o
valve
valvul/o
valve
varic/o
dialated vein
vas/o
vessel
vascul/o
blood vessel
ven/o
vein
ventricul/o
ventricle
venul/o
venule
-ac
pretaining to
-al
pretaining to
-ar
pretaining to
-ary
pretaining to
-cardia
heart condition
-eal
pretaining to
-ectomy
surgical removal
-gram
record; image
-graphy
process of recording
-ia
condition