MED TERMS CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

lalalala

Angi/o

Blood vessel

Vascul/o

Vessel

Aort/o

Aorta

Atri/o

Atrium

Ather/o

Plaque

Cardi/o

Heart

Coron/o

Coronary artery

Ven/o

Vein

Phleb/o

Vein

venul/o

Venule

Embol/o

Embolism (blockage)

Constrict/o

Constrict

Dilat/o

Dilate, Expand

Scler/o

Hardening

Sept/o

Septum, Dividing wall

Thromb/o

Clot

Valv/o

Valve

Vas/o

Vessel

Ventricul/o

Ventricle

Arteri/o

Artery

Ater/o

Artery

Capill/o

Capillary

My/o

Muscle

Sphygm/o

Pulse

Sten/o

Narrow

Tens/o

Tension

Systol/o

Contraction

-Cardia

Heart

-Gram

Recording

-Graph

Tool for recording

-Megaly

Enlarged

-Ectomy

Surgical removal

-Version

To turn

-Emic

Blood condition

-Ia

Condition

-Graphy

Process of recording

-Stenosis

Narrowing

-Tension

Pressure

-Ectasis

Abnormal dilation

-Stasis

Stoppage

-Ism

Condition, Process

-Sclerosis

Hardening

-Iac

Pertaining to

-Ous

Pertaining to

-Ary

Pertaining to

Brady-

Slow

Tachy-

Fast

Endo-

Inside

Epi-

Above

Extra

Excessive

Peri-

Around

Trans-

Across

ASHD

AtheroSclerotic Heart Disease

CABG

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

DVT

Deep Vein Thrombosis

ECG/EKG

Electro Cardio Gram