Basic Medical Terminology for Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Root Words Flashcards

Below is a basic medical terminology for cardiovascular and lymphatic root words. If you want to test your knowledge about some of the standard terms you will come across when it comes to the study of the lymphatic and cardiovascular system, you should go through the flashcards below. Try out the quizzes that follow to see how much you understand them.

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Diaphoresis
Profuse sweating
Incompetent
Inability to adequately perform a given function or action
Leaflet
Thin, flattened structure, term used to sescribe the leaf-shaped structures that compose a heart valve.
Lumen
Tubular space or channel within any organ or structure of the body; space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube.
Malaise
Vague, uneasy feeling of body weakness, distress, or discomfort, commonly marking the onset of and persisting through a disease
Occlusion
Blockage of a canal, vessel, or passage of the body; the state of being closed.
Patent
Open and unblocked, such as a patent artery.
Prophylaxis
Preventative measure or technique comonly involving the use of a biologic, chemical, or mechanical agent.
Pro-
Before, in front of
-phylaxis
Protection
Viscosity
State of being sticky or gummy
Aneurysm/o
A widening, a widened blood vessel
Angi/o
Vessel (usually blood or lymph)
Vascul/o
Vessel
Aort/o
Aorta