Chapter 10: Cardiovascular System Flashcards
Endo-
Within
Brady-
Slow
Epi-
Upon, over, above, on top
Inter-
Between
Peri-
Through
Tachy-
Rapid, fast
Tetra-
Four
Angi/o, angin/o
Blood vessel
Aort/o
Aorta
Arter/o, arteri/o
Artery
Arther/o
Fat
Atri/o
Atrium
Card/o, cardi/o
Heart
Coron/o
Crown, circle, heart
Cyan/o
Blue
Ech/o
To bounce, sound
Electr/o
Electricity
Embol/o
A plug
Hemorrh/o
Likely to bleed
Isch/o
To hold back, deficiency, blockage
Man/o
Thin
My/o, myos/o
Muscle
Pector/o
Chest
Phleb/o
Vein
Pulmon/o
Lung
Rrythm/o
Repetition, rhythm
Scler/o
Thick, hard; sclera
Sept/o
Wall, partition
Shygm/o
Pulse
Sten/o
Narrowness, constriction
Steth/o
Chest
Tens/o
Pressure
Thromb/o
Clot
Valvul/o
Little valve
Varic/o
Dilated vein
Vas/o
Blood vessel (also means duct in the urinary system and the male reproductive system)
Vascul/o
Small blood vessel
Ven/o
Vein
Ventricul/o
Little belly, cavity, ventricle
-ac
Pertaining to
-apheresis
Removal
-ary
Pertaining to
-dynia
Pain
-gram
A record
-graph
Instrument for recording
-is
Pertaining to
-lytic
Pertaining to loosen, dissolve
-megaly
Abnormally large
-rraphy
Suturing
-rrhexis
Rupture
-sis
State of
-spasm
Sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
-stomy
Surgical creation of an opening