Chapter 8: Cardiovascular (Exam 2) Flashcards
aneurysm/o
aneurysm
angi/o
vascul/o
vessel (usually blood or lymph)
aort/o
aorta
arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole
atri/o
atrium
ather/o
fatty plaque
cardi/o
coron/o
heart
electr/o
electricty
embol/o
embolus (plug)
hemangi/o
blood vessel
my/o
muscle
phleb/o
ven/o
vein
scler/o
hardening; sclera
sept/o
septum
sphygm/o
pulse
sten/o
narrowing, stricture
thromb/o
blood clot
valv/o
valvul/o
valve
ventricul/o
ventricle (of the heart of brain)
-carida
heart condition
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
brady-
slow
endo-
in, within
extra-
outside
peri-
around
trans-
across
aneurysm
localized abnormal dilation of a vessel, usually an artery
angina
chest pain caused by obstructions of spasms of the coronary arteries that decrease blood flow to the myocardium
- angina pectoris
arrhythmia
irregularity in the rate or rhythm of the heart
- dysrhythmia
bradycardia
abnormally slow heart rate, usually fewer than 60 beats per minute in a resting adult
fibrillation
abnormally rapid, uncoordinated quivering of the myocardium that can affect the atria or the ventricles