Chapter 5: Cardiovascular System (word parts) 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
cardi/o
A
heart
8
Q
coron/o
A
heart
9
Q
embol/o
A
plug
10
Q
fibrin/o
A
fibers
11
Q
isch/o
A
to hold back
12
Q
myocardi/o
A
heart muscle
13
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
14
Q
sept/o
A
wall
15
Q
son/o
A
sound
16
Q
sphygm/o
A
pulse
17
Q
steth/o
A
chest
18
Q
thromb/o
A
clot
19
Q
valv/o
A
valve
20
Q
valvul/o
A
valve
21
Q
varic/o
A
dilated vein
22
Q
vascul/o
A
blood vessel
23
Q
vas/o
A
vessel
24
Q
ven/o
A
vein
25
ventricul/o
ventricle
26
venul/o
venule
27
-cardia
heart condition
28
-manometer
instrument to measure pressure
29
-ole
small
30
-pressor
to press down
31
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
32
-tension
pressure
33
-tonic
pertaining to tone
34
-ule
small
35
di-
two
36
a-
without
37
anti-
against
38
brady-
slow
39
de-
without
40
endo-
inner
41
extra-
outside of
42
hyper-
excessive
43
hypo-
insufficient
44
inter-
between
45
intra-
within
46
per-
through
47
peri-
around
48
poly-
many
49
pre-
before
50
re-
against
51
tachy-
fast
52
tetra-
four
53
trans-
across
54
ultra-
beyond
55
