Chapter 11: Cardiovascular Systems Flashcards
1
Q
aneurysum/o
A
aneurysm (Widening blood vessel)
2
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
3
Q
arter/o
A
artery
4
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
5
Q
ather/o
A
yellowish plaque, fatty susbstance
6
Q
atri/o
A
atrium, upper heart chamber
7
Q
axill/o
A
armpit
8
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
9
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
10
Q
cholesterol/o
A
cholesterol (liquid susbatance)
11
Q
coron/o
A
heart
12
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
13
Q
isch/o
A
hold back, back
14
Q
my/o
A
muscle
15
Q
myx/o
A
mucus
16
Q
ox/o
A
oxygen
17
Q
pericardi/o
A
pericardium
18
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
19
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
20
Q
rrhythm/o
A
rhythm
21
Q
sphygm/o
A
pulse
22
Q
steth/o
A
chest
23
Q
thromb/o
A
clot
24
Q
valv/o
A
valve
25
valvul/o
valve
26
vas/o
vessel
27
vascul/o
vessel
28
ven/o
vein
29
ven/i
vein
30
ventricul/o
ventricle, lower heart chamber
31
-constriction
narrowing
32
-dilation
widening, stretching, expanding
33
-emia
blood condition
34
-graphy
process of recording
35
-lysis
breakdown, separation, loosening
36
-megaly
enlargement
37
-meter
measure
38
-oma
tumor, mass, fluid collection
39
-osis
condition; usually abnormal condition
40
-plasty
surgical repair
41
-sclerosis
hardening
42
-stenosis
tightening, stricture
43
-tomy
process of cutting
44
a-, an-
no, not, without
45
brady-
slow
46
de-
lack of; down; less; removal of
47
dys-
pain
48
endo-
in, within
49
hyper-
excessive
50
hypo-
deficient
51
inter-
between
52
peri-
surrounding
53
tachy-
fast
54
tetra-
four (4)
55
tri-
three (3)
