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Chp 8 : Cardio Terms
Cardiovascular System Terms 5/4/23
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| valvul/o | Valve |
| valvul/o | Valve |
| atri/o | atrium |
| sept/o | septum |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| coron/o | coronary-heart |
| aort/o | aorta |
| coron/o | coronary-heart |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| phelb/o, ven/o | vein |
| ather/o | fatty/plaque |
| a/rrhythm/ia | no/rhythm/condition |
| phelb/o, ven/o | vein |
| a/rrhythm/ia | no/rhythm/condition |
| dys/rrhythm/ia | bad/rhythm/condition |
| pector/algia | chest/pain |
| pector/algia | chest/pain |
| aort/algia | aorta/pain |
| aort/algia | aorta/pain |
| dia/phoresis | through/carry (profuse sweating) |
| hemo/rrhage | blood/burst forth |
| phelb/algia | vein/pain |
| endo/card/ium | inside/heart/tissue |
| epi/card/ium | upon/heart/tissue |
| myo/card/ium | muscle/heart/tissue |
| peri/card/ium | around/heart/tissue |
| brady/card/ia | slow/heart/condition |
| tachy/card/ia | fast/heart/condition |
| cardio/megaly | heart/enlargement |
| cardio/toxic | heart/poison |
| cyan/osis | blue/condition |
| murmur | latin for "grumble" or "hum" |
| vena cava | vein/hollow |
| inferior/vena/cava | lower/vein/hollow |
| superior/vena/cava | upper/vein/hollow |
| angio/genesis | vessel/creation |
| angio/lith | vessel/lith |
| angio/poiesis | vessel/formation |
| angio/scler/osis | vessel/hard/condition |
| aort/estasia | aorta/dilation |
| aort/ic/sten/osis | aorta/pertaining to/narrow/condition |
| aorto/lith | aorta/stone |
| arterio/lith | artery/stone |
| arterio/rrhexis | artery/rupture |
| arterio/scler/osis | artery/hard/condition |
| arthero/genesis | artery/creation |
| em/bolus | in/throw |
| embol/ism | embolus/condition |
| isch/emia | hold back/blood condition |
| phleb/scler/osis | vein/hard/conditoin |
| varicose veins | swollen/twisted veins |
| vaso/spasm | vessel/involuntary condition |
| veno/stasis | vein/standing |
| aorto/gram | aorta/record |
| aterio/gram | artery/record |
| veno/gram | vein/record |
| angio/scope | vessel/device looking for |
| cardi/ac catheter/ization | heart/pertaining to catheter/procedure |
| echo/cardio/graphy | echo/heart/writing procedure |
| electro/cardio/gram | electric/heart/record |
| sono/graphy | sound/writing procedure |
| sono/gram | sound/record |
| stress/electro/cardio/gram | stress/electricity/heart/record |
| trans/esophag/eal echo/cardio/gram | transducer in esophagus to record heart |
| vascul/ar endo/scopy | vascular endoscopy |
| dia/stol/ic pressure | through, send, pertaining to |
| cardio/logist | heart specialist |
| cardio/logy | heart study |