CHAPTER 8: the cardiovascular system Flashcards by Grace Mosmiller

Q

angi/o

A

blood vessel

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aort/o

A

aorta

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arter/o, arteri/o

A

artery

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atri/o

A

atrium

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cardi/o

A

heart

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coron/o

A

crown, circle, heart

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Q

my/o, myos/o

A

muscle

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Q

pector/o

A

chest

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valvul/o

A

little valve

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vas/o

A

vessel

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vascul/o

A

little vessel

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Q

ven/o

A

vein

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ventricul/o

A

little belly, ventricle

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Q

a-

A

without, absence of

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brady-

A

slow

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dys-

A

bad, abnormal, painful, difficult

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tachy-

A

rapid, fast

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cyan/o

A

blue

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pect/o, pector/o

A

chest

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sten/o

A

narrow

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-a

A

singular

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-algia

A

condition of pain

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-dynia

A

condition of pain

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-genic

A

pertaining to producing, forming

Q

-ia

A

condition of

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-osis

A

condition of

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-sis

A

state of

Q

-spasm

A

sudden involuntary muscle contraction

Q

epi-

A

upon, over, above, on top

Q

peri-

A

around

Q

ather/o

A

fatty plaque

Q

atri/o

A

atrium

Q

isch/o

A

hold back

Q

phleb/o

A

vein

Q

scler/o

A

hard

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sept/o

A

putrefying; wall, partition

Q

tampon/o

A

plug

Q

tens/o

A

pressure

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thromb/o

A

clot

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varic/o

A

dilated vein

Q

-ac, -al, -ar, -ic, ary-

A

pertaining to

Q

-ade

A

process

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-emia

A

condition of blood

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-ion

A

process

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-megaly

A

abnormally large

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-oma

A

tumor

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-osis

A

condition of

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-pathy

A

disease

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embol/o

A

plug

Q

man/o

A

thin, scanty

Q

sphygm/o

A

pulse

Q

-ectomy

A

surgical excision, removal

Q

-lytic

A

pertaining to loosen, dissolve

Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

Q

-rrhaphy

A

suturing

Q

-tomy

A

incision, to cut