Cardiovascular System Word Parts

These flashcards define the must know word parts for the Cardiovascular System.

Angi/o

blood or lymph vessels

Aort/o

Aorta

Arteri/o

Arteries

Ather/o

Fatty deposits or plaque

Cardi/o, card/o

Heart

Coron/o

crown or the heart’s arteries

Isch/o

to hold back

Myocardi/o

Heart muscle

Phleb/o

Veins

Sphygm/o

Pulse

Thromb/o

Blood clot

Valv/o, valvul/o

Valves

Vascul/o, vas/o

Blood vessels

Ven/o

Veins

Ventricul/o

Ventricles of the heart

-centesis

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

-emia

A blood condition.

-gram

A record or image

-graph

A tool for recording.

-itis

Inflammation

-megaly

Enlargement.

-otomy

Surgical incision

-pathy

Disease

-plasty

Surgical repair

-lysis

destruction or breakdown

-ole, -ule

small

-tension

stretched or under pressure

a-, an-

without, not

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast, rapid

endo-, end-

inside, within

epi-

upon, over, or above

hyper-

above normal, excessive

hypo-

below normal, deficient

inter-

between, among

intra-

within, inside

pan-

all, every

peri-

around, surrounding