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Med. Terminology 9
Cardiovascular roots, prefixes and suffixes
Term | Definition |
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aorto | aorta |
angio | vessel |
arterio | artery |
arteriolo | arteriole |
athero | yellow plaque of fatty substance |
atrio/a | atrium |
cario | heart (1 of 2) |
corono | heart (2 of 2) |
cario or cono | heart (2) |
oxo/i | oxygen |
phlebo | vein |
pulmono | lung |
sclero | hardening |
thrombo | clot |
valvo, valvulo | valve |
vaso | vessle |
veno | vein |
venulo | venule |
ventriculo | ventricle |
brady- | slow |
tachy- | fast |
-graph | instrument used to record |
-graphy | process of recording |
-gram | picture or finished record |