Chapter 6 Cardio System Flashcards
angi/o
vessel (blood)
aort/o
aorta; largest artery
arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole (small artery)
ather/o
plaque; fatty buildup
bol/o
cast; throw
cardi/o
heart
coagul/o
coagulation; clotting
constrict/o
narrowing
coron/o
heart
cyan/o
blued
dilat/o
to enlarge/ expand
electr/o
electricity
lumin/o
light
my/o
muscle
phleb/o
vein
pulmon/o
lung
rhythm/o
rhythm, heartbeat
sept/o
wall; partition
son/o
sound
sphygm/o
pulse
systol/o
contraction
tens/o
stretched; strained
thromb/o
clot
tom/o
to cut
vas/o
vessel; duct
ven/i, ven/o
vein
ventricul/o
ventricle
venul/o
venule ( small vein
a-, an-
not; without
dia-
through; complete
echo
reflected sound
em-
in
endo
within, in
epi
on; over; upon
per-
throughe
peri
around; surrounding
tachy-
fast
trans
across
-ant
substance that promotes
-ation
process; condition
emic
pertaining to blood condition
lytic
pertaining to breaking down
-meter
measure
-or
something that takes action or does something
sclerosis
hardening thickening
stenosis
narrowing; tightening
-stomy
surgical opening
-tension
presure
trophy
condition of growth or development
-um, -us
structure; tissue; thing
-version
to turn
vessel (blood)
angi/o
aorta; largest artery
aort/o
artery
arteri/o
arteriole (small artery)
arteriol/o
plaque; fatty buildup
ather/o
cast; throw
bol/o
heart
cardi/o
coagulation; clotting
coagul/o
narrowing
constrict/o
heart
coron/o
blued
cyan/o
to enlarge/ expand
dilat/o
electricity
electr/o
light
lumin/o
muscle
my/o
vein
phleb/o
lung
pulmon/o
rhythm, heartbeat
rhythm/o
wall; partition
sept/o
sound
son/o
pulse
sphygm/o
contraction
systol/o
stretched; strained
tens/o
clot
thromb/o
to cut
tom/o
vessel; duct
vas/o
vein
ven/i, ven/o
ventricle
ventricul/o
venule ( small vein
venul/o
not; without
a-, an-
through; complete
dia-
reflected sound
echo
in
em-
within, in
endo
on; over; upon
epi
throughe
per-
around; surrounding
peri
fast
tachy-
across
trans
substance that promotes
-ant
process; condition
-ation
pertaining to blood condition
emic
pertaining to breaking down
lytic
measure
-meter
something that takes action or does something
-or
hardening thickening
sclerosis
narrowing; tightening
stenosis
surgical opening
-stomy
presure
-tension
condition of growth or development
trophy
structure; tissue; thing
-um, -us
to turn
-version