cardiology

constrict/o

to draw together

dilat/o

to expand

angi/o

vessel

vascul/o

vessel

vas/o

vessel

-graphy

process of recording

-plasty

surgical repair

-spam

sudden involuntary contraction

aort/o

aorta

-stenosis

narrowing

-tomy

incision

-ic

pertaining to

trans-

across

arteri/o

artery

-ole

small

-ectomy

surgical removal

endo-

within

ather/o

fatty debris; fatty plaque

-oma

mass; tumor

-sclerosis

hardening

atri/o

atrium

-al

pertaining to

inter-

between

septum

wall

cardi/o

heart

-logist

specialist

-logy

study of

-megaly

elargement

-gram

record

elctr/o

electric

my/o

muscle

-pathy

disease

-itis

inflamation

pan-

all

peri-

around

-um

structure

coron/o

crown

-ary

pertaining to

ech/o

sound

embol/o

plug

-us

condition; thing

isch/o

hold back

-emia

blood condition

phleb/o

vein

-osis

abnormal condition

thromb/o

clot

rythm/o

rhythm

-ia

state of; condition

a-

no; not

scler/o

hardening

-therapy

treatment

valvul/o

valve

varic/o

twisted and swollen

-ose

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

cerebr/o

brain

-ion

process

extra-

outside

ven/o

vein

-ous

pertaining to

-ule

small

ventricul/o

ventricle

ectasis

dilation; dilatation; stretching

-brady

slow

-tachy

fast