cadiovascular system

angi/o

vessel (blood)

aort/o

aorta; largest artery

arteri/o

artery

arteriol/o

arteriole (small artery)

atri/o

atria; atrium

arther/o

plaque; fatty buildup

bol/o

cast; throw

cardi/o

heart

coagul/o

coagulation; clotting

constrict/o

narrowing

coron/o

heart

cyan/o

blue

cyt/o

cell

dilat/o

to enlarge or expand

electr/o

electricity

erythr/o

red

hem/a, hem/o, hemat/o

blood

leuk/o

white

lymph/o, lymphat/o

lymph

lumin/o

light

my/o

muscle

phleb/o

vein

pulmon/o

lung

rhythm/o

rhythm; heartbeat

sept/o

wall; partition

son/o

sound

sphygm/o

pulse

steth/o

chest

systol/o

contraction

tens/o

stretched; strained

thromb/o

clot

tom/o

to cut

vas/o

vessel; duct

vascul/o

vessel; duct

ven/i, ven/o

vein

ventricul/o

ventricle

venul/o

venule (small vein)