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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atri/o | atrium ( upper chambers) |
| sept/o | septum (plural: septa) |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (lower chambers) |
| cardi/o | heart |
| angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta (main blood suply) |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| phleb/o, ven/o | vein |
| angina/pectoris | to choke/ chest |
| a/rrhythm/ia | no/rhythm/condition |
| dys/rhythm/ia | bad/rhythm/condition |
| palpitation | to flutter |
| pector/algia | chest/pain |
| aort/algia | aorta/pain |
| dia/phoresis- profuse sweating | throgh/carry |
| hemo/rrhage | blood/burst forth |
| phelb/ aliga | vein/pain |
| endo/card/ium | inside/heart/tissue |
| epi/card/ium | upon/heart/tissue |
| myo/card/ium | muscle/heart/tissue |
| peri/card/ium | around/heart/tissue |
| brady/card/ia | slow/heart/condition |
| cardio/megaly | heart/enlargment |
| cardio/toxic | heart/posion |
| cyan/osis | heart/condition |
| tachy/card/ia | fast/heart/condition |
| vena/cava | vein/hollow |
| inferrior/vena/cava | lower/vein/hollow |
| superior/vena/cava | upper/vein/hollow |
| angio/genesis | vessel/creation |
| angio/lith | vessel/stone |
| angio/poiesis | vessel/formation |
| angio/scler/osis | vessel/hard/condition |
| aort/ectasis- exspand | aorta/dilation |
| aort/ic sten/osis | aorta/pertaining to/condition |
| arot/lith | aorta/ stone |
| arterio/ lith | aorta/stone |
| arterio/rrhexis | artery/ rupture |
| arterio/scler/osis | artery/ heard/ condition |
| athero/genseis | fatty plaque/ creation |
| em/ bolus | in/ throw |
| embol/ism | embolus/ condition |
| isch/emia | hold back/ blood condition |
| acclusion | to close off |
| phlebo/scler/osis | vein/ hard/condition |
| phlebosclerosis | lunp, clot, or even curd of milk |
| varicose/veins | swollen/twisted veins |
| vaso/ spasm | vessel/ involuntary contraction |
| veno/scler/osis | vein/hard/ condition |
| veno/spasm | vein/involuntary contraction |
| veno/stasis | vein/standing |
| angio/gram | vessel/ record |
| angio/graphy | vessel/written procedure |
| aorto/gram | aorta/record |
| arterio/gram | artery/ record |
| veno/gram | vein/ record |
| angio/scope | vessel/ device for looking |
| cardi/ac catheter/ ization | heart/ pertaining to catheter/ procedure |
| echo/cardi/gram | echo/ heart/ record |
| echo/cardi/graphy | echo/ heart/ written proecdure |
| elector/cardio/gram | electricity/heart/record |
| elector/cardio/graphy | electricity/heart/ written procedure |
| sono/graphy | sound/written procedure |
| stress elector/ cardio/ gram | stress electricity/ heart/ record |
| trans/seophag/eal | through/esophagus/pertaining to |
| vascul/ ar endo/ scopy | vessel/ pertaining to inside/ looking procedure |
| murmur | to grumble '' ar" hum" |
| athero/scler/osis | fatty plaque/ hard/ condition |
| blood pressure | blood pressure |
| dia/stol/ic pressure | together/ send/ pertaining to |
| cardio/logist | heart/ specialist |
| cardio/logy | heart/ study |
| cardio/vascul/ar | heart/ vessel/ pertaining to |
| circulation | to go in a circle |
| coron/ary circulation | heart/ pertaining to |
| phlebo/logist | vein/specialist |
| phleboy/logy | vein/study |
| phleboy/tom/ist | vein/incision/specialist |
| phleboy/tomy | vein/incision |
| pulmon/ ary circulation | lung/ pertaining to |
| sys/stem/ic circulation | together/ stand/ pertaining to |