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Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular medical terms
Term | Definition |
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aneurysm/o | widened blood vessel (aneurysm) |
angi/o, vascul/o | vessel |
aort/o | aorta |
arteri/o | artery |
arteriol/o | arteriole |
atri/o | atrium |
ather/o | fatty plaque |
cardi/o, coron/o | heart |
electr/o | electricity |
embol/o | embolus (plug) |
hemangi/o | blood vessel |
my/o | muscle |
phleb/o, ven/o | vein |
scler/o | hardening; sclera (white of the eye) |
sept/o | septum |
sphygm/o | pulse |
sten/o | narrowing, stricture |
thromb/o | blood clot |
valv/o, valvul/o | valve |
vas/o | vessel; vas deferens; duct |
ventricul/o | ventricle (of the heart or brain) |
-cardia | heart condition |
-gram | record, writing |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-graphy | process of recording |
-stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
brady- | slow |
endo- | in, within |
extra- | outside |
peri- | around |
trans- | across |