The Cardiovascular System Word Parts Flashcards
1
Q
angi/o
A
vessel (blood)
2
Q
aort/o
A
aorta; largest artery
3
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
4
Q
arteriol/o
A
arteriole (small artery)
5
Q
ather/o
A
plaque; fatty buildup
6
Q
bol/o
A
cast; throw
7
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
8
Q
coagul/o
A
coagulation; clotting
9
Q
constrict/o
A
narrowing
10
Q
coron/o
A
heart
11
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
12
Q
dilat/o
A
to enlarge or expand
13
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
14
Q
lumin/o
A
light
15
Q
my/o
A
muscle
16
Q
muscle
A
vein
17
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
18
Q
rhythm/o
A
rhythm; heartbeat
19
Q
sept/o
A
wall; partition
20
Q
son/o
A
sound
21
Q
sphygm/o
A
pulse
22
Q
systol/o
A
contraction
23
Q
tens/o
A
stretched; strained
24
Q
thromb/o
A
clot
25
tom/o
o cut
26
vas/o
vessel; duct
27
vascul/o
blood vessel
28
ven/i, ven/o
vein
29
ventricul/o
ventricle
30
venul/o
venule (small vein
31
a-, an
not; without
32
anti-
against
33
brady-
slow
34
dia-
through; complete
35
echo-
reflected sound
36
em-
in
37
endo-
in; within
38
epi-
on; over; upon
39
hyper-
above; above normal; excessive
40
hypo-
below; below normal; deficient
41
per-
through
42
peri-
around; surrounding
43
tachy-
fast
44
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ous
pertaining to
45
-ant
substance that promotes
46
-ation
process; condition
47
-e
noun suffix with no meaning)
48
-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
49
-emic
pertaining to blood condition
50
-gram
record; image
51
-graphy
process of recording
52
-ia
condition
53
-in, -ine
chemical; chemical compound; substance
54
-ism
process; condition
55
-itis
inflammation
56
-ive
substance that promotes
57
-lytic
pertaining to breakdown or destruction
58
-meter
measure
59
-or
one who (or something that) takes action or does something
60
-osis
abnormal condition
61
-pathy
disease
62
-plasty
surgical repair
63
-sclerosis
hardening; thickening
64
-stenosis
narrowing; tightening
65
-stomy
surgical opening
66
-tension
pressure
67
-tomy
process of cutting; incision
68
-trophy
condition of growth or development
69
-um, -us
structure; tissue; thing
