Medical Terminology Chapter 8

Cardiovascular System

cord/o

heart

cor

heart (nom singular)

cordis

heart (gen singular)

cardi/o

heart

valv/o

valve

valva

valve (nom singular)

valvae

valve (gen singular)

valvul/o

valvule

valvula

small valve (nom singular)

valvulae

small valve (gen singular)

cuspid/o

cuspid, point

cuspis

cuspid, point (nom singular)

cuspidis

cuspid, point (gen singular)

mitr/o

mitral valve

mitralis

mitral valve (nom singular)

chord/o

cord, tendon

lun/o

moon

luna

moon (nom singular)

lunae

moon (gen singular)

cresc/o

increasing, grow, crescent

cret/o

increasing, grow, crescent

atri/o

atrium

atrium

atrium (nom singular)

atrii

atrium (gen singular)

ventricul/o

ventricle

ventriculus

ventricle (nom singular)

ventriculi

ventricle (gen singular)

sept/o

wall dividing two cavities

septum

wall dividing two cavities (nom singular)

septi

wall dividing two cavities (gen singular)

pariet/o

wall

paries

wall (nom singular)

parietis

wall (gen singular)

viscer/o

organ

viscus

organ (nom singular)

visceris

organ (gen singular)

coron/o

coronary vessels, crown

corona

coronary vessel, crown (nom singular)

coronae

coronary vessel, crown (gen singular)

aort/o

aorta

aorta

aorta (nom singular)

aortae

aorta (gen singular)

carotid/o

carotid

carotis

carotid (nom singular)

carotidis

carotid (gen singular)

jugul/o

jugular vein, throat

jugulum

jugular vein, throat (nom singular)

juguli

jugular vein, throat (gen singular)

pulm/o

lung

pulmon/o

lung

pulmo

lung (nom singular)

pulmonis

lung (gen singular)

saphen/o

saphenous vein

saphena

saphenous vein (nom singular)

saphenae

saphenous vein (gen singular)

port/o

gate, entrance of vessel or nerve into organ

porta

gate, entrance of vessel or nerve into organ (nom singular)

portae

gate, entrance of vessel or nerve into organ (gen singular)

osti/o

orifice, opening

ostium

orifice, opening (nom singular)

ostii

orifice, opening (gen singular)

vas/o

vessel

vas

vessel (nom singular)

vasis

vessel (gen singular)

vascul/o

little vessel

vasculum

little vessel (nom singular)

vasculi

little vessel (gen singular)

angi/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

arteria

artery (nom singular)

arteriae

artery (gen singular)

artertiol/o

arteriole

arteriola

arteriole (nom singular)

arteriolae

arteriole (gen singular)

phleb/o

vein

ven/o

vein

vena

vein (nom singular)

venae

vein (gen singular)

venul/o

little vein

venula

little vein (nom singular)

venulae

little vein (gen singular)

capillar/o

capillary

capillaris

capillary (nom singular)

capillare

capillary (gen singular)

arc/o

arch, curved structure

acrus

arch, curved structure, bow (nom singular)

arci

arch, curved structure, bow (gen singular)

ram/o

branch of vessels

ramus

branch of vessels (nom singular)

rami

branch of vessels (gen singular)

furc/o

forking, splitting

furcat/o

forking, splitting

furca

forking, splitting (nom singular)

furcae

forking, splitting (gen singular)

plex/o

network of vessels and nerves

plexus

network of vessels and nerves (nom singular)

plexi

network of vessels and nerves (gen singular)

ret/o

net, network

rete

net, network (nom singular)

retis

net, network (gen singular)