Lesson 3 (Chapter 1: Word Parts of the Cardiovascular System) Flashcards
1
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Angi/o
A
Blood vessel
2
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Aort/o
A
Aorta
3
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Arter/o
A
Artery
4
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Arteri/o
A
Artery
5
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Ather/o
A
Plaque, fatty substance
6
Q
Card/o
A
Heart
7
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
8
Q
Coron/o
A
Heart
9
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
10
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Hem/o
A
Blood
11
Q
Hemat/o
A
Blood
12
Q
Ischi/o
A
Hold back
13
Q
Leuk/o
A
White
14
Q
My/o
A
Muscle
15
Q
Necr/o
A
Death of the tissue
16
Q
Phleb/o
A
Vein
17
Q
Thromb/o
A
Clot
18
Q
Valvul/o
A
Valve
19
Q
Vas/o
A
Blood vessel
20
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Vascul/o
A
Blood Vessel
21
Q
Ven/o
A
Vein
22
Q
a- / an-
A
Without, less than
23
Q
Anti-
A
Against
24
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Brady-
A
Slow
25
Endo-
Within, inside
26
Hyper-
Increased
27
Hypo-
Decreased
28
Inter-
Between
29
Intra-
Withing
30
Peri-
Surrounding
31
Tachy-
Fast, rapid
32
Trans-
Across or through
33
-algia
pain or ache
34
-cyte
Cell
35
-emia
Blood condition or something in the blood
36
-itis
Inflammation
37
-lytic
Destroy or dissolve
38
-megaly
Enlargement
39
-osis
Abnormal condition
40
-pathy
Any disease
41
-penia
Deficiency, too few
42
-plasty
Surgical repair
43
-sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
44
-stenosis
Abnormal narrowing
45
AAA
Abnormal aortic aneurysm
46
AED
Automated external defibrilator
47
AMI
Acute myocardial infarction
48
BP
Blood Pressure
49
CABG (pronounced cabbage)
Coronary artery bypass graft
50
CAD
Coronary artery disease
51
CCU
Coronary care unit
52
CHF
Congestive heart failure
53
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
54
ECG or EKG
Electrocardiogram
55
Echo
Echocardiogram
56
HDL
High-density lipoprotein (good cholesterol)
57
HTN
Hypertension
58
ICD
Implantable cardioverter-defibillator
59
LDL
Low-density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol)
60
MI
Myocardial infarction
61
PVD
Peripheral vascular disease
