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Medical Terminology
Cardiovascular System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -cardi/o | Heart |
| -phleb/o | Veins |
| -ateri/o | Arteries |
| -hem/o, hemat/o | Blood |
| a-, an- | Without |
| electro- | Electrical |
| sono-. echo- | Soung |
| -emia | Low count |
| -gram | Picture |
| -graphy | Process of taking a picture |
| -grapher | Person who takes a picture |
| thromb/o | Clot |
| erythr/o | Red |
| leuk/o | White |
| radi/o | X-Ray |
| tachy- | Fast |
| brady- | Slow |
| -cyte | Cell |
| -lysis | Destruction of |
| -genic | Formation, forming |
| -ia | Condition of |