Chapter 6 Flashcards by Alexandra Tagg

cardiac

full word 🟫

pertaining to the heart

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cardiologist

full word 🟫

a medical specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of the heart

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cardiology

full word 🟫

medical specialty of diseases of the heart

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CPR

full word 🟫

the attempt to restore cardiac and pulmonary function

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cardiovascualar

full word 🟫

pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

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diaphoresis

full word 🟫

sweat, perspiration

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diaphoretic

full word 🟫

pertaining to sweat or perspiration

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electrocardiogram

ECG/EKG

full word 🟫

record of the electrical signals of the heart

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electrocardiograph

full word 🟫

machine that produces the electrocardiogram

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electrocardiography

full word 🟫

the method of recording and interpretation of the electrocardiograms

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electrode

full word 🟫

a device for conducting electricity

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mediastinum

full word 🟫

area between the lungs containg the heart, aorta, venae cavae, espohagus and trachea

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perfusion

full word 🟫

the act of forcing blood to flow through a lumen or a vascular bed

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phlebotomist

full word 🟫

person skilled in taking blood from veins

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phlebotomy

full word 🟫

withdrawing blood from a vein through a needle or catheter

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sternum

full word 🟫

long, flat bone forming the center of the anterior wall of the chest

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thoracic cavity

full word 🟫

space within the chest containing the lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, aorta, venae cavae, and pulmonary vessels

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resuscit-

root 🟥

revive from apparent death

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vascul-

root 🟥

blood vessel

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diaphor-

root 🟥

sweat

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stin-

root 🟥

partition

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perfus-

root 🟥

to pour

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tom-

root 🟥

incise, cut

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thorac-

root 🟥

chest

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cardi/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

heart

pulmon- ## Footnote root 🟥

lung

electr/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

electricity

phleb/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

vein

-ac ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

-logist ## Footnote suffix 🟦

one who studies

-logy ## Footnote suffix 🟦

study of

-ary ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

-ation ## Footnote suffix 🟦

a process

-ar ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

-esis ## Footnote suffix 🟦

condition

-etic ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

-gram ## Footnote suffix 🟦

a record

-graph ## Footnote suffix 🟦

to record

-graphy ## Footnote suffix 🟦

a process of recording

-ode ## Footnote suffix 🟦

way, road

-um ## Footnote suffix 🟦

structure

-ist ## Footnote suffix 🟦

specialist in

-tomy ## Footnote suffix 🟦

surgical incision

-ic ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

media- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

middle

aorta ## Footnote full word 🟫

main trunk in the systemic arterial system

aortic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to the aorta

coronary circulation ## Footnote full word 🟫

blood vessels supplying to the heart

endocardium ## Footnote full word 🟫

the inside lining of the heart

endocardial ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to the endocardium

epicardium ## Footnote full word 🟫

the outer layer of the heart wall

epicardial ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to the epicardium

infarct ## Footnote full word 🟫

area of cell death resulting from an infarction

infarction ## Footnote full word 🟫

sudden blockage of an artery

ischemia ## Footnote full word 🟫

lack of blood supply to a tissue

ischemic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to or affected by the lack of blood supply to a tissue

myocardium ## Footnote full word 🟫

muscular later of the heart

myocardial ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to heart muscle

necrosis ## Footnote full word 🟫

pathologic death of cells or tissue

necrotic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to or affected by necrosis

pericardium ## Footnote full word 🟫

a double layer of membranes surrounding the heart

pericardial ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to the pericardium

pulmonary ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to the lungs and their blood supply

aort- ## Footnote root 🟥

aorta

coron- ## Footnote root 🟥

crown, coronary

circulat- ## Footnote root 🟥

circulat route

farct- ## Footnote root 🟥

area of dead tissue

isch- ## Footnote root 🟥

to keep back

my/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

muscle

necr/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

death

pulmon- ## Footnote root 🟥

lung

-ic ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

-um ## Footnote suffix 🟦

structure

-al ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

-emia ## Footnote suffix 🟦

a blood condition

-emic ## Footnote suffix 🟦

a condition of the blood

-osis ## Footnote suffix 🟦

condition

-tic ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

endo- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

inside

epi- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

upon, above

in- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

peri- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

around

atrium (atria, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫

chamber where blood enters the heart on both right and left sides

atrial ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to the atria

bicuspid ## Footnote full word 🟫

having two points | a bicuspid heart valve has two flaps

interatrial ## Footnote full word 🟫

between the atria of the heart

interventricular (IV) ## Footnote full word 🟫

between the ventricles of the heart

mitral ## Footnote full word 🟫

shaped like the headdress of a catholic bishop

septum (septa, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫

a thin wall dividing two cavities

tricuspid ## Footnote full word 🟫

having three points | a tricuspid heart valve has three flaps

ventricle ## Footnote full word 🟫

chamber of the heart that pumps blood (produces cerebrospinal fluid in the cavity in the brain)

atri- ## Footnote root 🟥

entrance, atrium

cusp- ## Footnote root 🟥

point

ventricul- ## Footnote root 🟥

ventricle

-id ## Footnote suffix 🟦

having a particular quality

bi- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

two

inter- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

between

tri- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

three

arrhymia ## Footnote full word 🟫

conditon when the heart rhythm is abnormal

atrioventricular ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to both the atrium and the ventricle

diastole ## Footnote full word 🟫

dilation of heart cavities, during which they fill with blood

diastolic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to diastole

dysrhythmia ## Footnote full word 🟫

an abnormal heart rhythm

murmur ## Footnote full word 🟫

abnormal heart sound heard with a stethoscope when a valve closes or opens abnormally

sinoartrial node (SA node) ## Footnote full word 🟫

the center of modified cardiac muscle fibers in the wall of the right atrium that acts as the pacemater for the heart rhythm

sinus rhythm ## Footnote full word 🟫

the optimal heart rhythm arising from the sinoatrial node

systole ## Footnote full word 🟫

contraction of the heart

systolic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to systole

vital signs ## Footnote full word 🟫

a procedure during a physical examination in which temperature (T), pulse (P), respirations (R), and blood pressure (BP) are measured to assess general health and cardiorespitory function

-ia ## Footnote suffix 🟦

condition

-rrhythm ## Footnote root 🟥

rhythm

diastol- ## Footnote root 🟥

diastole

systol- ## Footnote root 🟥

systole, contraction

sin/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

sinus

a- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

without

dys- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

bad, difficult

cardioversion ## Footnote full word 🟫

restoration of a normal heart rhythm by electric shock or medications

defibrillation ## Footnote full word 🟫

restoration of normal cardiac activity in life threatening cardiac arrhythmias

defibrillators ## Footnote full word 🟫

instrument for defibrillation

fibrillation ## Footnote full word 🟫

uncontrolled quivering or twitching of the heart muscle

implantable ## Footnote full word 🟫

a device that can be inserted into tissues

pacemaker ## Footnote full word 🟫

device that regulates cardiac electrical activity

palpitation ## Footnote full word 🟫

forcible, rapid beat of the heart felt by the patient

fibrill- ## Footnote root 🟥

small fiber

plant- ## Footnote root 🟥

insert

pace- ## Footnote root 🟥

step

palpit- ## Footnote root 🟥

throb

-version ## Footnote suffix 🟦

change

-ator ## Footnote suffix 🟦

instrument

-able ## Footnote suffix 🟦

capable

-maker ## Footnote suffix 🟦

one who makes

-ation ## Footnote suffix 🟦

a process

de- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

from, out of

im- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

cardiomegaly ## Footnote full word 🟫

enlargment of the heart

cardiomyopathy ## Footnote full word 🟫

disease of the heart muscle

cor pulmonate ## Footnote full word 🟫

right-sided heart failure arising from chronic lung disease

endocarditis ## Footnote full word 🟫

inflammation of the lining of the heart

exudate ## Footnote full word 🟫

fluid that has passed out of a tissue or capillaries as a result of inflammation or injury

hypertrophy ## Footnote full word 🟫

increase in size, not numner, of an individual tissue element

incompetence ## Footnote full word 🟫

failure of a valve to close

insufficiency ## Footnote full word 🟫

lack of completeness of a function

myocarditis ## Footnote full word 🟫

inflammation of the heart muscle

pericarditis ## Footnote full word 🟫

inflammation of the covering of the heart

prolapse ## Footnote full word 🟫

an organ slips out of its normal position

prosthesis ## Footnote full word 🟫

a manufactured substitute for a missing or diseased part of the body

prosthetic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to a prosthesis

regurgitate ## Footnote full word 🟫

to flow backward

stenosis ## Footnote full word 🟫

narrowing of a canal or passage

tamponade ## Footnote full word 🟫

pathologic compression of an organ, such as the heart

sud- ## Footnote root 🟥

sweat

-trophy ## Footnote root 🟥

development

compet- ## Footnote root 🟥

strive together

suffic/i ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

enough

prosthet- ## Footnote root 🟥

artificial part

gurgit- ## Footnote root 🟥

flood

sten/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

narrow

tampon- ## Footnote root 🟥

plug

-megaly ## Footnote suffix 🟦

enlargment

-pathy ## Footnote suffix 🟦

disease

-ale ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

-itis ## Footnote suffix 🟦

inflammation

-ate ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

-ence ## Footnote suffix 🟦

quality of

-sis ## Footnote suffix 🟦

abnormal condition

-ade ## Footnote suffix 🟦

a process

hyper- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

above, excessive

in- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

not

re- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

back

anoxia ## Footnote full word 🟫

without oxygen

anoxic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to or suffering from lack of oxygen

arteriorsclerosis ## Footnote full word 🟫

hardening of the arteries

arteriosclerotic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to or affected by arteriosclerosis

asystole ## Footnote full word 🟫

absence of contractions of the heart

atheroma ## Footnote full word 🟫

fatty deposit in the lining of an artery | plaque

artherectomy ## Footnote full word 🟫

surgical removal of the artheroma

atherosclerosis ## Footnote full word 🟫

hardening of the arteries due to atheroma

cardiogenic ## Footnote full word 🟫

of cardiac origin

hypovolemia ## Footnote full word 🟫

decreased blood volume in the body

hypovolemic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to a decreased blood volume in the body

occlude ## Footnote full word 🟫

to close, plug, or completely obstruct

occlusion ## Footnote full word 🟫

a complete obstruction

substernal ## Footnote full word 🟫

under (behind) the sternum or breaststone

ox- ## Footnote root 🟥

oxygen

arteri/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

artery

scler/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

hardness

systol/e ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

contraction

ather- ## Footnote root 🟥

porridge, gruel

gen- ## Footnote root 🟥

produce

vol- ## Footnote root 🟥

volume

stern- ## Footnote root 🟥

chest

-oma ## Footnote suffix 🟦

tumor, mass

-ectomy ## Footnote suffix 🟦

surgical excision

an- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

without

a- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

without

hypo- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

below

sub- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

under

coarctation ## Footnote full word 🟫

constriction, stenosis, particularly of the aorta

congenital ## Footnote full word 🟫

present at birth, either inherited or due to an event during gestation up to the moment of birth

cyanosis ## Footnote full word 🟫

blue discoloration of the skin, lips, and nail beds due to low blood oxygen

hypertension ## Footnote full word 🟫

persistent high arterial blood pressure

hypotension ## Footnote full word 🟫

persistant low arterial blood pressure

idiopathic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to a disease of unknown etiology

patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ## Footnote full word 🟫

an open, direct channel between the aorta and the pulmonary artery in the newborn

syndrome ## Footnote full word 🟫

combination of signs and symptoms associated with a particular disease process

tetralogy of Fallor (TOF) ## Footnote full word 🟫

set of four congenital heart defects occuring together

coarct- ## Footnote root 🟥

press together, narrow

genit- ## Footnote root 🟥

bring forth

cyan- ## Footnote root 🟥

dark blue

tens- ## Footnote root 🟥

pressure

path- ## Footnote root 🟥

disease

patent ## Footnote root 🟥

lie open

ductus ## Footnote root 🟥

leading

arteriosus ## Footnote root 🟥

artery

-drome ## Footnote root 🟥

running

idi/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

unknown

-ion ## Footnote suffix 🟦

condition, action

con- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

with, together

syn- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

together

tetra- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

four

ablation ## Footnote full word 🟫

removal of tissue to destroy its function

angiogram ## Footnote full word 🟫

radiograph obtained after injection of radiopaque contrast material into blood vessels

angiography ## Footnote full word 🟫

radiology of blood vessels after injection of contrast material

angioplasty ## Footnote full word 🟫

recanalization of a blood vessel by surgery

catheter ## Footnote full word 🟫

hollow tube to allow passage of fluid into or out of a body cavity, organm or vessel

catheterize ## Footnote full word 🟫

to introduce a catheter

catheterization ## Footnote full word 🟫

introduction of a catheter

echocardiography ## Footnote full word 🟫

ultrasound recording of a heart function

lipoprotein ## Footnote full word 🟫

bonding of molecules of fat and protein

percutaneous ## Footnote full word 🟫

passage through the skin, in this case, by needle puncture

stent ## Footnote full word 🟫

wire-mesh tube used to keep arteries open

thrombus ## Footnote full word 🟫

a clot attached to a diseased blood vessel or heart lining

thrombi ## Footnote full word 🟫

able to dissolve or break up a blood clot

thrombolytic ## Footnote full word 🟫

dissolving of a thrombus

triglyceride ## Footnote full word 🟫

lipid containing three fatty acids

ablat- ## Footnote root 🟥

take away

catheter- ## Footnote root 🟥

catheter

protein- ## Footnote root 🟥

protein

cutane- ## Footnote root 🟥

skin

lysis- ## Footnote root 🟥

dissolve

glycer- ## Footnote root 🟥

sweet, glycerol

angi/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

blood vessel

ech/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

sound wave

lip/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

lipid

thromb/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

blood clot

-plasty ## Footnote suffix 🟦

surgical repair

-ize ## Footnote suffix 🟦

action

-ization ## Footnote suffix 🟦

process of inserting

-ous ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

-lytic ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to destruction

-ide ## Footnote suffix 🟦

having a particular quality

per- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

through

antiarrhythmic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to restoring a normal cardiac rhythm

anticoagulant ## Footnote full word 🟫

substance that prevents clotting

chronotropic ## Footnote full word 🟫

affecting the rate of rhythmic movements

diuretic ## Footnote full word 🟫

agent that increases urine output

inotropic ## Footnote full word 🟫

affecting the contractility of the cardiac muscle

lipid ## Footnote full word 🟫

general term for fatty compounds

pressor ## Footnote full word 🟫

producing increased blood pressure

sublingual ## Footnote full word 🟫

underneath the tounge

vasoconstrictor ## Footnote full word 🟫

agent that reduces the diameter of a blood vessel

vasodilator ## Footnote full word 🟫

agent that increases the diameter of a blood vessel

coagul- ## Footnote root 🟥

clump

uret- ## Footnote root 🟥

urination

ino- ## Footnote root 🟥

sinew

lingu- ## Footnote root 🟥

tongue

constrict- ## Footnote root 🟥

narrow

dilat- ## Footnote root 🟥

widen, open up

chron/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

time

vas/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

blood vessel

-ant ## Footnote suffix 🟦

forming

-tropic ## Footnote suffix 🟦

change

-or ## Footnote suffix 🟦

that which does something

anti- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

against

di- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

through

sub- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

beneath

artery ## Footnote full word 🟫

thick-walled blood vessel carrying oxygenated blood away from the heart

claudication ## Footnote full word 🟫

intermittent leg pain and limping

Doppler ## Footnote full word 🟫

diagnostic instrument that sends an ultrasonic beam into the body

hemodynamics ## Footnote full word 🟫

the science of the blood flow through the circulation

varix (varices, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫

dialated, torturous vein

varicose ## Footnote full word 🟫

characterized by or affected with varices

vein ## Footnote full word 🟫

blood vessel carrying blood toward the heart

venous ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to a vein

venogram ## Footnote full word 🟫

radiograph of teh veins after injection of radiopaque contrast material

claudic- ## Footnote root 🟥

limping

dynam- ## Footnote root 🟥

power

varic- ## Footnote root 🟥

varicosity, dialated, tortuous vein

hem/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

blood

ven/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

vein

-ics ## Footnote suffix 🟦

knowledge

-ose ## Footnote suffix 🟦

full of

arteriole ## Footnote full word 🟫

small terminal artery leading into the capillary network

brachial ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to the arm

capillary (capillaries) ## Footnote full word 🟫

minute blood vessel between the arterial and venous systems

diffuse ## Footnote full word 🟫

to disseminate or spread out

homeostasis ## Footnote full word 🟫

maintaining the stability, or equilibrium, of a system or the body's internal enviornment

palpate ## Footnote full word 🟫

to examine with the fingers and hands

palpation ## Footnote full word 🟫

examination with the fingers and hands

sphygmomanometer ## Footnote full word 🟫

instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure

stethoscope ## Footnote full word 🟫

instrument for listening to respiratory and cardiac sounds

vena cava ## Footnote full word 🟫

one of the two largest veins in the body

vanae cavae ## Footnote full word 🟫

the two largest veins in the body

venule ## Footnote full word 🟫

small vein leading from the capillary network

brachi- ## Footnote root 🟥

arm

capill- ## Footnote root 🟥

hairlike structure

palpat- ## Footnote root 🟥

touch, stroke

cava ## Footnote root 🟥

cave

sphygm/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

pulse

man/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

pressure

home/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

the same

ven/a- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

vein

-ole ## Footnote suffix 🟦

small

-stasis ## Footnote suffix 🟦

stand still

-meter ## Footnote suffix 🟦

instrument to measure

-scope ## Footnote suffix 🟦

instrument to examine

-ule ## Footnote suffix 🟦

small

steth/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

chest

aneurysm ## Footnote full word 🟫

circumscribed dilation of an artery or cardiac chamber

collateral ## Footnote full word 🟫

situated at the side, often to bypass an obstruction

dilation ## Footnote full word 🟫

stretching or enlarging an opening

edema ## Footnote full word 🟫

excessive accumulation of fluids in cells and tissues

edematous ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to or affected by edema

endarterectomy ## Footnote full word 🟫

surgical removal of plaque from an artery

phlebitis ## Footnote full word 🟫

inflammation of a vein

rupture ## Footnote full word 🟫

break or tear of any organ or body part

sclerotherapy ## Footnote full word 🟫

injection of solution into a vein to thrombose it

sclerose ## Footnote full word 🟫

to harden or thicken

sclerosis ## Footnote full word 🟫

thickening or hardening of a tissue

synthetic ## Footnote full word 🟫

built up or put together from simpler compounds

thromboembolism ## Footnote full word 🟫

a piece of detached blood clot (embolus) blocking a distant blood vessel

thrombophlebitis ## Footnote full word 🟫

inflammation of a vein with clot formation

lateral- ## Footnote root 🟥

at the side

edema- ## Footnote root 🟥

swelling

phleb- ## Footnote root 🟥

vein

arter- ## Footnote root 🟥

artery

thet- ## Footnote root 🟥

arrange

embol- ## Footnote root 🟥

plug

scler/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

hardness

col- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

with, together

end- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

within

Chapter 6 Flashcards

The Cardiovascular and Circulatory systems (342 cards)