Chapter 5

Cardiology

card(i)/o-

heart

vascul/o-

blood vessel

circulat/o-

moving in a circular route

-ory

having the function of

apic/o-

apex

cor-

heart (latin)

peri-

around

-um

period of time/structure

epi-

above

pariet/o-

wall of a cavity

my/o-

muscle

atri/o-

atrium/chamber that is open on top

ventricul/o-

chamber that is filled/ventricle

end/o-

innermost/within

sept/o-

dividing wall/septum

valvul/o

valve

cusp/o-

point/projection

-id

resembling/origin/source

pulmon/o-

lung

mitr/o-

structure with two points

aort/o-

aorta

chordae tendoneae

keep AV valves from letting blood out during contraction

lubb

phonetic version of tricuspid and mitral valve closing (S1)

dupp

phonetic version of pulmonary and aortic valves closing (S2)

thorac/o-

chest

cav/o-

hollow space

mediastin/o-

mediastinum

angi/o-

blood vessel/lymphatic vessel

vas/o-

blood vessel/vas deferens

-ature

system composed of

theli/o-

cellular layer

arteri/o-

artery

-ole

small thing

-ar

pertaining to

oxygen/o-

oxygen

-ated

composed of/pertaining to/condition

constrict/o-

drawn together/narrowed

dilat/o-

dilate/wide3n

pulse

walls of artery bulging with blood flow

bifurcat/o-

divide into two branches

coron/o-

structures that encircle like a crown

carot/o-

loss of conciousness

clav/o-

collarbone/clavicle

axill/o-

armpit/axilla

brachi/o-

arm

radi/o-

radius/forearm bone/x-ray

uln/o-

forearm bone/ulna

hepat/o-

liver

gastr/o-

stomach

ren/o-

kidney

ili/o-

ilium

femor/o-

femur/thigh bone

poplite/o-

back of the knee

tibi/o-

tibia/shin bone

perone/o-

fibula

capill/o-

capillary/hair-like structure

ven/o-

vein

phleb/o-

blood

-ule

small thing

jugul/o-

throat

port/o

point of entry

saphen/o-

clearly visible

system/o-

body as a whole

conduct/o-

carrying/conveying

sin/o-

channel/hollow cavity

systol/o-

contraction

diastol/o-

dialating

contract/o-

pull together

ectop/o-

outside

fract/o

bend/break up

isch/o-

block/keep back

-emia

condition of the blood/substance in the blood

anginal pain

crushing, squeezing, heaviness, pressure-like sensation in the chest

angin/o-

angina

-megaly

enlargement

-pathy

disease

congest/o-

accumulation of fluid

hyper-

above/more than normal

-trophy

process of development

distent/o-

distended/stretched

peripher/o-

outer aspects

-itis

infection/inflammation of

recurgit/o-

backwards flow

infarct/o-

small area of dead tissue

necr/o-

dead body/tissue

tampon/o-

stop up

-ade

action/process

rheumat/o-

watery discharge

coarct/o-

narrowed

aneurysm/o-

aneurysm/dilation

scler/o-

hard/sclera

ather/o-

fatty,soft substance

atheromat/o-

fatty deposit/fatty mass

tens/o-

pressure/tension

orth/o-

straight

claudicat/o-

limping pain

varoc/o-

enlarged/tortuous vein/varix

a-

away, without

rrhythm/o-

rhythm

fibrill/o-

muscle fiber/nerve fiber