click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
med term
chapter 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aort/o | Aorta |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Ather/o | Fatty substance |
| Coron/o | Heart |
| Corpo/o | Body |
| Embol/o | Plug |
| Pect/o | Chest |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Sphygm/o | Pulse |
| Steth/o | Chest |
| Thromb/o | Clot |
| Valvul/o | Valve |
| Vascul/o | Blood vessel |
| Ven/o | Vein |
| -manometer | Instrument to measure pressure |
| -ole | Small |
| -tension | Pressure |
| Atri/o | Atrium |
| Duct/o | To bring |
| Isch/o | To bring |
| Orth/o | Straight |
| Sept/o | A wall |
| Son/o | Sound |
| Varic/o | Dilated vein |
| Vas/o | Vessel |
| Ventricul/o | Ventricle |
| Pertaining to the aorta | Aortic |
| Pertaining to the artery | Arterial |
| Pertaining to the heart | Coronary |
| Pertaining to between the ventricle | Interventricular |
| Pertaining to the blood vessel | Vascular |
| Small vein | Venule |
| Angitis | Inflammation of the vessel |
| Orthostatic hypotension | Blood pressure drops when u stand straight up |
| Palpitations | Pounding racing heartbeats |
| Cardiomyopathy | Disease of the heart muscle |
| Endocarditis | Inner heart inflammation |
| Hear attack | Myocardial infarction |
| Pericarditis | Inflammation around the heart |
| Arteriosclerosis | Hardening of the artery |
| Atheroma | Growth of fatty substance |
| Angiogram | Record of the vessel |
| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | CPR |
| Artherectomy | Surgical removal of fatty substance |
| Embolectomy | Surgical removal of a plug |