Cardiovascular Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
2
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
3
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
4
Q
arteriol/o
A
arteriole
5
Q
ather/o
A
fatty substance
6
Q
atri/o
A
atrium
7
Q
bi/o
A
life
8
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
9
Q
coron/o
A
heart
10
Q
corpor/o
A
body
11
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
12
Q
duct/o
A
to bring
13
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
14
Q
embol/o
A
plug
15
Q
fibrin/o
A
fibers
16
Q
hem/o
A
blood
17
Q
isch/o
A
to hold back
18
Q
lip/o
A
fat
19
Q
my/o
A
muscle
20
Q
myocardi/o
A
heart muscle
21
Q
orth/o
A
straight
22
Q
pector/o
A
chest
23
Q
peripher/o
A
away from center
24
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
25
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
26
Q
scler/o
A
hard
27
Q
sept/o
A
a wall
28
Q
son/o
A
sound
29
Q
sphygm/o
A
pulse
30
Q
steth/o
A
chest
31
Q
thromb/o
A
clot
32
Q
valv/o
A
valve
33
Q
valvul/o
A
valve
34
Q
varic/o
A
dilated vain
35
Q
vas/o
A
vessel
36
Q
vascul/o
A
blood vessel
37
Q
ven/o
A
vein
38
Q
ventricul/o
A
ventricle
39
Q
venul/o
A
venule
40
Q
-ac, al, -ar, -ary
A
pertaining to
41
Q
-cardia
A
heart condition
42
Q
-eal
A
pertaining to
43
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
44
Q
-gram
A
record
45
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
46
Q
-ia
A
condition
47
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
48
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
