Lesson 10: Cardiovascular System

Vocabulary from Lesson 10

Amylon/ AMYL

Starch

Angina/ ANGIN-

Choking pain, angina pectoris

Aortē/ AORT-

Aorta

Arctāre, Arctātus/ ARCT(AT)-

Compress

Athērē/ ATHER-

(Soup) Fatty deposit

Ātrium/ ATRI-

(Entrance hall) Atrium

Bolē/ BOL-

A throwing

Capillus/ CAPILL-

(Hair) Capillary

Kirsos/ CIRS-

Dilated and twisted vein, varix

Claudere, Clausus/ -CLUD-, -CLUS-

Close

Cor, Cordis/ COR-, CORD-

Heart

Corōna/ CORON-

Crown

Cuspis, Cuspidis/ CUSP-, -CUSPID

Point

Dexter/ DEXTR-

Right (side)

Forma/ -FORM

Shape

Gurgitāre, GURGIT-, GURGITAT-

Flood, flow

Pectus, Pectoris/ PECTOR-

Breast, chest

Phleps, Phlebos/ PHLEB-

Vein

Pulmō, Pulmnōnis/ PULM(ON)-

Lung, pulmonary artery

Rhythmos/ RHYTHM-

(Steady motion) Heartbeat

Saeptum/ SEPT-

Wall, partition

Sinus/ SIN-, SINUS-

(Curve, hollow) Sinus

Sinister/ SINISTR-

Left (side)

Sphygmos/ SPHYGM-

Pulse

Stellein/ STAL-, STOL-

Send, contraction

Tendere, Tensus/ TENS(I)-

Stretch

Thrombos/ THROMB-

Blood clot

Topos/ TOP-

Place

Vagus/ VAG-

(Wandering) Vagus nerve

Varix, Varicis/ VARIC-, VARIX-

Dilated and twisted vein, varix

Vās/ VAS-

(Blood) Vessel; Vas deferens

Vēna/ VEN-

Vein

Venter, Ventris/ VENTR-

Belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity