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Chapter 10
cardiovascular system root words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Angi/o , Vas/o | Vessel |
| Aort/o | Aorta |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Ather/o | Yellow, fatty plaque |
| Atri/o | Atrium |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Cav/o | Hollow,cavity or cave |
| Coron/o | Heart, Crown |
| Cusp/o | Point |
| Duct/o | to lead, carry |
| Ech/o | sound wave |
| Electr/o | electric; electricity |
| Erythr/o | red |
| Fibrill/o | small fiber |
| Hemat/o | blood |
| Interstit/o | spaces within tissues |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Lip/o | Fat |
| Lun/o | Moon |
| Man/o | Pressure |
| Medi/a; Medi/o | Middle |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Orth/o | straight |
| Ox/o | oxygen |
| Pariet/o | Wall |
| Pept/o | amino acid |
| Phleb/o, Ven/a, Ven/o | Vein |
| Pulmon/o; Pneumon/o | Lung |
| Scler/o | Hard |
| Sin/o | sinus |
| son/o | sound |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| sten/o | Narrow |
| thromb/o | clot |
| Throph/o | Nourishment;growth |
| tom/o | section;slice |
| Vascul/o | Blood Vessel |
| Ventricul/o | ventricle |
| Viscer/o | internal organs |