10 Cardiovascular System

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering cardiovascular system word roots, prefixes, suffixes, abbreviations, and disorders/conditions.

angi/o

vessel, blood vessel

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

ather/o

yellowish, fatty plaque

atri/o

atrium

cardi/o

heart

coron/o

crown, coronary

ech/o

sound

electr/o

electricity, electrical activity

embol/o

plug

erythr/o

red

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

isch/o

deficiency; blockage

leuk/o

white

my/o

muscle(s), muscle tissue

phleb/o

vein(s)

plasm/o

plasma

thromb/o

blood clot

valv/o

valve

valvul/o

valve

varic/o

swollen, dilated, or twisted vein

vas/o

vessel; duct; vas deferens

ven/o

vein

ventricul/o

ventricle

anti-

against, opposed

brady-

slow

endo-

within, inner

epi-

on, upon, over, above, in addition

hyper-

above, excessive, beyond normal

inter-

between

intra-

within, inside

per-

through

peri-

surrounding (outer), around

tachy-

fast, rapid

-cyte

cell

-emia

in the blood

-gram

a recording, usually by an instrument; radiographic image

-graph

instrument used to record; the record

-graphy

process of recording; radiographic imaging

-ia

diseased state, condition of

-megaly

enlargement

-osis

abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell word roots)

-penia

abnormal reduction in size or number

-sclerosis

hardening, hardness

-spasm

sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

-stenosis

constriction or narrowing

-trophy

nourishment, development

AFib

atrial fibrillation

AV

atrioventricular

BP

blood pressure

CABG

coronary artery bypass graft

CAD

coronary artery disease

CHF

congestive heart failure

DIC

disseminated intravascular coagulation

DVT

deep vein thrombosis

ECG

electrocardiogram, electrocardiograph, electrocardiography

ECHO

echocardiogram

EKG

electrocardiogram, electrocardiograph, electrocardiography

Hb

hemoglobin (protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen)

HDL

high-density lipoprotein

HR

heart rate

HTN

hypertension

LDL

low-density lipoprotein

MI

myocardial infarction

PE

pulmonary embolism

PTCA

percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

RBC

red blood cell

SA

sinoatrial

SOB

shortness of breath

WBC

white blood cell

anemia (uh-NEE-mee-uh)

abnormally low red blood cell count

angiitis (an-jee-EYE-tis)

inflammation of the blood vessels; also called vasculitis

angina (an-JYE-nuh)

chest pain that occurs when there is an insufficient supply of blood to the heart muscle (ischemia)

angioma (an-jē-Ō-ma)

common, benign growth made up of small blood vessels

angiospasm (AN-jee-oh-spaz-um)

involuntary contraction in the muscular wall of a blood vessel

angiostenosis (AN-jee-oh-sten-OH-sis)

narrowing of a blood vessel

aortic stenosis (ā-OR-tik ste-NŌ-sis)

narrowing of the aortic valve

arrhythmia (uh-RITH-mee-uh)

any disturbance or abnormality in the heart’s normal rhythmic pattern

arteriosclerosis (ar-TEER-ee-oh-skle-ROH-sis)

hardening of the arterial walls

arteriospasm (ar-TEER-ee-oh-spaz-um)

involuntary contraction of an artery

arteriostenosis (ar-TEER-ee- oh-steh-NO-sis)

narrowing of an artery

atheroma (ath-er-OH-muh)

fatty deposit or plaque within the arterial wall

atherosclerosis (ath-er-oh-skleh-ROH-sis)

hardening and narrowing of the arteries; hardening and loss of elasticity in arteries, impeding blood flow to the heart muscle

atriomegaly (AY-tree-oh-MEG-uh-lee)

enlargement of an atrium

bradycardia (bray-dee-KAR-dee-uh)

abnormally slow heart rate (less than 60 beats per minute)

cardiomegaly (kar-dee-oh-MEG-uh-lee)

enlargement of the heart

cardiomyopathy (kar-dee-oh-my-OP-uh-thee)

disease of the heart muscle (myocardium)

cardiopathy (kar-dee-OP-uh-thee)

any heart disease

cardiorrhexis (kar-dee-oh-REX-is)

rupture in the heart wall

carditis (kar-DYE-tiss)

inflammation of the heart

dyscrasia (dys-KRAY-shuh)

general term for a blood disorder

embolus (EM-boh-lis)

blood clot, air bubble, or fatty fragment that is carried in the bloodstream; an embolus circulates in the bloodstream until it becomes lodged in a vessel, whereas a thrombus is attached to the interior wall of a vessel; when any part of a thrombus breaks away and circulates in the bloodstream, it becomes known as an embolus

endocarditis (en-doh-kar-DYE-tiss)

inflammation of the inner (lining) of the heart (particularly heart valves)

erythrocytopenia (e-rith-rō-sī-tō-PĒ-nē-a)

abnormal reduction of red blood cells

hematoma (hē-ma-TŌ-ma)

collection of blood that has leaked out of a broken vessel into the surrounding tissue

hemolysis (hee-MOL-ih-sis)

destruction or rupturing of red blood cells

hemorrhage (HEM-oh-rij)

heavy or uncontrolled loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel

hemostasis (hē-mō-STĀ-sis)

stoppage of bleeding

hypercholesterolemia (hī-per-k-les-ter-ol-Ē-mē-a)

excessive amount of cholesterol in the blood; associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease