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Cardio System Termin

Root/TermMeaning
card/o cardi/o heart
phleb/o ven/o veins
arteri/o arter/i arteries
aort/o aorta
angi/o vaso/o blood or lymph vessels
brady slow
tachy fast
thromb/o clot
angiography x-ray examination of blood vessels after injection of opaque
arterial pertaining to the arteries
arteriosclerosis hardening of the arteries
-sclerosis hardening
bradycardia slow heart beats
-ia abnormal condition
cardiac referring to the heart
cardiopathy heart disease
-pathy disease
cardiograph instrument for recording heart beats
-graph instrument for x-raying or recording
cardiologist a doctor who specializes in heart disease
-logist specialist
electrocardiogram (ECG) a chart which records the electrical impulses in the heart muscle
Electrocardiograph instrument for recording the electrical impulses in heart muscles
my/o muscle
cardi/o heart
valvuloplasty surgical repair of a valve
valv/o valve
plasty surgical repair
sphygmomanometer an instrument which measures blood pressure in the arteries
sphygm/o pulse
man/o pressure
meter measure
coronary arteries which supply blood to the heart muscles
coron/o a heart
CCU coronary care unit
CAD coronary artery disease
Phlebotomist a person who draws blood samples from patients
Phleb/o a vein
tom cut
ist a person
venous referring to a vein
ven/o a vein
-ous an adjective marker
vascular referring to blood vessels
vascul/o a blood vessel
Created by: SarahESpano
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