Chapter 8-Cardiovascular System

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Leaflet
Thin, flattened structures that compose a heart valve
Lumen
The channel within a tubular space within an organ or structure
Aneurysm/o
Widened blood vessel (weak)localized abnormal dialation of a vessel, usually an artery
Angi/ovascul/o
Vessel, usually blood or lymph
Ather/o
Fatty plaque
Embol/othromb/o
Circulating blood clotstatic blood clot
Ven/ophleb/o
Vein
Scler/o
Hardening
Sept/o
Septum
Sphygm/o--sphyxia
Pulse
Sten/o--stenosis
Narrowing, stricture
Fibrillation
Quivering or spontaneous muscle contractions, especially of the heart, causing ineffectual contractions
Endo--
In, within
Extra--
Outside
Arrest
Condition of being stopped, or bringing to a stop