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Cardiovascular 2
Cardiovascular Roots
| Root | Meaning |
|---|---|
| a-,an- | no, not, without |
| aneurysm/o | aneurysm(widened blood vessel) |
| angi/o | vessel (blood) |
| aort/o | aorta (largest artery) |
| arter/o, arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | plaque(fatty substance) |
| atri/o | atrium(upper heart chamber) |
| axill/o | armpit |
| brachi/o | bronchial tube |
| brady- | slow |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cholesterol/o | cholesterol |
| constriction | narrowing |
| coron/o | heart |
| cyan/o | blue |
| de- | lack of; down; less; removal of |
| dilation | widening, stretching, expanding |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
| emia | blood condition |
| endo- | in, within |
| graphy | process of recording |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| hypo- | deficient, below, under, less than normal |
| inter- | between |
| isch/o | to hold back, back |
| lysis | breakdown, seperation, destruction, loosening |
| megaly | enlargement |
| meter | measure |
| my/o | muscle |
| myx/o | mucus |
| oma | tumor, mass, fluid collection |
| osis | condition, usually abnormal |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| peri- | surrounding |
| pericardi/o | pericardium |
| phleb/o | vein |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| stenosis | tightening, stricture |
| steth/o | chest |
| tachy- | fast |
| tetra- | four |
| thromb/o | clot |
| tomy | process of cutting |
| tri- | three |
| valv/o | valve |
| valvul/o | valve |
| vas/o | vessel, duct, vas deferens |
| vascul/o | vessel, blood |
| ven/o, ven/i | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (of heart or brain) |