chapter 5 cardiovascular system

aort

aorta

aortic

pertaining to the aorta

angi

vessel

angiorrhexis

rupture of the blood vessel

arteri

artery

arteritis

inflammation of the artery

ather

fatty substance

atherosclerosis

abnormal condition of the hardening of fatty substance

atri

atrium

atriomegaly

enlarged atrium

cardi

heart

cardiovascular

pertaining to the heart and blood vessel

coron

heart

coronal

pertaining to the heart

corpor

body

corporoma

Body growth

cutane

skin

Subcutaneous

pertaining to below the skin

duct

to bring

ductemia

to bring blood

electr

electricity

electroencephalogram

record or picture of the electrical activity in the brain

embol

plug

embolism

state of plug

hem

blood

hemorrhoid

resembling blood vessels

isch

to hold back

Ischemia

to hold back

lip

fat

liposuction

to suction out fat

my

muscle

myocyte

muscle cell

myocardiogenesis

generates heart muscle

orth

straight

orthopedic

pertaining to straight child

pector

chest

pectoral

pertaining to the chest

phleb

vein

phlebitis

inflammation of the vein

pulmon

lung

pulmonary

pertaining to the lungs

sept

a wall

septum

pertaining to a wall

son

sound

sonography

process of recording sound

sphygm

pulse

sphygmosis

abnormal pulse condition

steth

chest

stethoscope

instrument to view chest

thromb

clot; platelet

thrombosis

abnormal clot condition

valv

valve

valvostenosis

narrowing valve

valvul

valve

valvulopathy

disease of the valve

varic

dilated vein

vas

vessel

vasectomy

surgical removal of vessel

vascul

blood vessel

vasculoplasty

surgical repair of the blood vessel

ven

vein

intravenous

pertaining to inside the vein

ventricul

ventricle

ventricular

pertaining to the ventricle

a-

without

achromatopsia

without color vision condition

anti-

against

antiglaucoma

against gray mass

brady-

slow

bradycardia

slow heart condition

de-

without

detaxia

without muscle development

endo-

inner

endoscope

instrument for viewing inner

extra-

outside of

extracoronary

pertaining to outside of the heart

hyper-

excessive

hypertrophic

pertaining to excessive development

hypo-

insufficient

Hypothermia

pertaining to insufficient temperature

inter-

between

interocular

pertaining to between eye

intra-

within

intravenous

pertaining to within the vein

per-

through

percorpus

through body

peri-

around

pericardium

pertaining to around the heart

poly-

many

polydipsia

pertaining to many thirst

tachy-

fast

Tachycardia

pertaining to fast heart

tetra-

four

tetraplegia

paralysis of four

trans-

across

Transoophor

across the ovary

ultra-

beyond

ultrasound

beyond sound

-ac

pertaining to

cardiac

pertaining to the heart