CHAPTER 8: the cardiovascular system Flashcards
1
Q
angi/o
A
blood vessel
2
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
3
Q
arter/o, arteri/o
A
artery
4
Q
atri/o
A
atrium
5
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
6
Q
coron/o
A
crown, circle, heart
7
Q
my/o, myos/o
A
muscle
8
Q
pector/o
A
chest
9
Q
valvul/o
A
little valve
10
Q
vas/o
A
vessel
11
Q
vascul/o
A
little vessel
12
Q
ven/o
A
vein
13
Q
ventricul/o
A
little belly, ventricle
14
Q
a-
A
without, absence of
15
Q
brady-
A
slow
16
Q
dys-
A
bad, abnormal, painful, difficult
17
Q
tachy-
A
rapid, fast
18
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
19
Q
pect/o, pector/o
A
chest
20
Q
sten/o
A
narrow
21
Q
-a
A
singular
22
Q
-algia
A
condition of pain
23
Q
-dynia
A
condition of pain
24
Q
-genic
A
pertaining to producing, forming
25
-ia
condition of
26
-osis
condition of
27
-plegia
paralysis
28
-sis
state of
29
-spasm
sudden involuntary muscle contraction
30
epi-
upon, over, above, on top
31
peri-
around
32
ather/o
fatty plaque
33
atri/o
atrium
34
isch/o
hold back
35
phleb/o
vein
36
scler/o
hard
37
sept/o
putrefying; wall, partition
38
tampon/o
plug
39
tens/o
pressure
40
thromb/o
clot
41
varic/o
dilated vein
42
-ac, -al, -ar, -ic, ary-
pertaining to
43
-ade
process
44
-emia
condition of blood
45
-ion
process
46
-itis
inflammation
47
-megaly
abnormally large
48
-oma
tumor
49
-osis
condition of
50
-pathy
disease
51
embol/o
plug
52
man/o
thin, scanty
53
sphygm/o
pulse
54
-ectomy
surgical excision, removal
55
-lytic
pertaining to loosen, dissolve
56
-plasty
surgical repair
57
-rrhaphy
suturing
58
-tomy
incision, to cut
