Cardiovascular MEDTERM

brady-

slow

dia-

through, complete

echo-

reflected sound

endo-

in, within

epi-

on; over; upon

hyper-

above; above normal; excessive

hypo-

below; below normal; deficient

per-

through

tachy-

fast

trans-

across

-ant

substance that promotes

-ation

process, condition

-ectomy

surgical removal, excision

-emic

pertaining to blood condition

-in, -ine

chemical; chemical compound; substance

-ive

substance that promotes

-lytic

pertaining to breakdown or destruction.

-or

one who (or something that) takes action or does something

-plasty

surgical repair

-sclerosis

hardening; thickening

-stenosis

narrowing & tightening

-tension

pressure

-tomy

process of cutting; incision

-um, -us

structure; tissue; thing

-version

to turn

angi/o

vessel (blood)

aort/o

aorta; largest artery

arteri/o

artery

arteriol/o

arteriole (small artery)

ather/o

plaque; fatty buildup

coagul/o

coagulation; clotting

constrict/o

narrowing

coron/o

heart

cyan/o

blue

dilat/o

to enlarge or expand

electr/o

electricity

lumin/o

light

pulmon/o

lung

rhythm/o

rhythm; heartbeat

sept/o

wall; partition

son/o

sound

sphygm/o

pulse

systol/o

contraction

tens/o

stretched; strained

thromb/o

clot

tom/o

to cut

vas/o

vessel; duct

ven/i, ven/o

vein

ventricul/o

ventricle

venul/o

venule (small vein)