L 10 Combining Forms - Cardiovascular System Flashcards
1
Q
amyl-
A
starch
2
Q
angin-
A
choking pain, angina pectoris
3
Q
aort-
A
aorta
4
Q
arct(at)-
A
compress
5
Q
ather-
A
[soup] fatty deposit
6
Q
atri-
A
[entrance hall] atrium
7
Q
bol-
A
a throwing
8
Q
capill-
A
[hair] capillary
9
Q
cirs-
A
dilated and twisted vein, varix
10
Q
-clud- / -clus-
A
close
11
Q
cor / cord-
A
heart
12
Q
coron-
A
crown
13
Q
cusp / -cuspid
A
point
14
Q
dextr-
A
right (side)
15
Q
-form
A
shape
16
Q
gurgit- / gurgitat-
A
flood, flow
17
Q
pector-
A
breast, chest
18
Q
phleb-
A
vein
19
Q
pulm(on)-
A
lung, pulmonary artery
20
Q
rhythm-
A
[steady motion] heartbeat
21
Q
sept-
A
wall, partition
22
Q
sin- / sinus-
A
[curve, hollow] sinus
23
Q
sinistr-
A
left (side)
24
Q
sphygm-
A
pulse
25
stal- / stol-
send, contraction
26
tens(i)-
stretch
27
thromb-
blood clot
28
top-
place
29
vag-
[wandering] the vagus nerve
30
varic- / varix
dilated and twisted vein, varix
31
vas-
(blood) vessel; vas deferens
32
ven-
vein
33
ventr-
belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity