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Chapter 9
Cardiovasular system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| outer membrane of the heart | epicardium |
| protective sac around the heart | pericardium |
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | fatty lipid paste |
| atri/o | atrium |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | circle or crown |
| my/o | muscle |
| pector/o | chest |
| phleb/o | vein |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| steth/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| varic/o | swollen twisted vein |
| vas/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | belly or pouch |
| angiogram | x ray of vessel |
| atrium | upper right or left chamber of heart |
| endocardium | membrane lining the cavities of the heart |
| myocardium | heart muscle |
| ventricle | lower right or left chambers of heart |
| aortic valve | heart valve between the left ventricle and the aorta |
| tricuspid valve | valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle |
| normotension | normal blood pressure |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |