CHapter Eight Flashcards
1
Q
Angi/o
vascul/o
A
vessel ( usually blood or lymph)
1
Q
aneurysm/o
A
aneurysm ( widened blood vessel)
2
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
3
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
4
Q
arteriol/o
A
arteriole
5
Q
atri/o
A
atrium
6
Q
ather/o
A
fatty tissue
7
Q
cardi/o
coron/o
A
heart
8
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
9
Q
embol/o
A
embolus (PLUG)
10
Q
hemangi/o
A
blood vessel
11
Q
my/o
A
muscle
12
Q
phleb/o
ven/o
A
vein
13
Q
scler/o
A
hardening
sclera ( white of eye)
14
Q
sept/o
A
septum
15
Q
sphygm/o
A
pulse
16
Q
sten/o
A
narrowing, stricture
17
Q
thromb/o
A
blood clot
18
Q
valv/o
valvul/o
A
valve
19
Q
ventricul/o
A
ventricle ( of the heart or brain)
20
Q
-cardia
A
heart condition
21
Q
-stenosis
A
narrowing, stricture
22
Q
brady-
A
slow
23
Q
endo-
A
in, within
24
Q
extra-
A
outside
25
Q
peri-
A
around
26
Q
trans-
A
across
27
Q
capill/o
A
capillaries
28
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
29
Q
cholesterol/o
A
cholesterol, a lipid substance
30
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
31
Q
myx/o
A
mucus
32
Q
ox/o
A
oxygen
33
Q
pericardi/o
A
pericardium
34
Q
rrhythm/o
A
rhythm
35
Q
steth/o
A
chest
36
Q
vas/o
A
vessel
