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cardiovascular parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angi/o | blood or lymph vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | plaque, fatty substance |
| cardi/o | heart |
| -crasia | mixture or blending |
| cyt/o, -cyte | cell |
| -emia | blood, blood condition |
| erythr/o | red |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood, relating to blood |
| leuk/o | white |
| phleb/o | vein |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| rhythm/o | rhythm |
| tachy- | fast |
| thromb/o | clot |
| vas/o | vessel |
| valv/o, valvul/o | valve |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| a-fib | atrial fibrillation |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
| HTN | hypertension |
| v-fib | ventricular fibrillation |