Med Term word parts chapter 9 - Cardiovascular

a-

absence of, without

bi-

two

brady-

slow

dys-

bad, abnormal, painful, difficult

epi-

on, upon, over

endo-

within, in

hypo-

below, deficient

hyper-

above, excessive

inter-

between

pan-

all, total

peri-

surrounding, around

poly-

excessive, over, many

tachy-

fast, rapid

tri-

three

angi/o

vessel

ather/o

yellowish, fatty plaque

arteri/o

artery

atri/o

atrium

cardi/o

heart

coron/o

crown or circle, heart

ech/o

sound

elctr/o

electricity

isch/o

deficiency, blockage

my/o

muscle

myos/o

muscle

symptomat/o

symptom

thromb/o

clot

valv/o

valve

valvul/o

valve

vas/o

vessel

ven/o

vein

ventricul/o

ventricle

-ac

pertaining to

-ade

process of

-al

pertaining to

-apheresis

removal

-ar

pertaining to

-centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

-dynia

pain

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal

-emia

condition of blood

-genic

producing, originating, causing

-gia

pain

-gram

record, radiographic image

-graph

instrument used to record

-graphy

process of recording, radiographic imaging

-ia

condition of, diseased state, abnormal state

-ic

pertaining to

-ion

process

-itis

inflammation

-lysis

loosening, dissolution, separating

-megaly

enlarged, enlargement

-logist

specialist, physician who studies and treats

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

-ous

pertaining to

-pathy

disease

-penia

abnormal reduction in number

-pexy

surgical fixation, suspension

-plasty

surgical repair

-poiesis

formation

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument used to view

-scopy

process of viewing

-stasis

stop, stopping, controlling

-stenosis

narrowing, constriction

-tomy

cut into, incision