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Chapter 9
Cardiovasular system
Term | Definition |
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outer membrane of the heart | epicardium |
protective sac around the heart | pericardium |
angi/o | vessel |
aort/o | aorta |
arteri/o | artery |
ather/o | fatty lipid paste |
atri/o | atrium |
cardi/o | heart |
coron/o | circle or crown |
my/o | muscle |
pector/o | chest |
phleb/o | vein |
sphygm/o | pulse |
steth/o | chest |
thromb/o | clot |
varic/o | swollen twisted vein |
vas/o | vessel |
vascul/o | vessel |
ven/o | vein |
ventricul/o | belly or pouch |
angiogram | x ray of vessel |
atrium | upper right or left chamber of heart |
endocardium | membrane lining the cavities of the heart |
myocardium | heart muscle |
ventricle | lower right or left chambers of heart |
aortic valve | heart valve between the left ventricle and the aorta |
tricuspid valve | valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle |
normotension | normal blood pressure |
hypotension | low blood pressure |
hypertension | high blood pressure |