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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
Cardiovascular system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| brady- | Slow, not fast |
| poly- | Excessive, over or many |
| angi/o | Vessels |
| ather/o | Fatty Plaque |
| arteri/o | hearts artery |
| atri/o | atrium |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | crown of the heart |
| ech/o | sounds |
| electr/o | electricity, electric |
| isch/o | deficiency |
| my/o | muscles |
| myos/o | muscles |
| symptomat/o | symptom |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| valv/o | valve |
| valvul/o | valve |
| vas/o | vessels |
| ven/o | veins |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| -ade | process of |
| -aphresis | removal of something |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -dynia | pain |
| -sclerosis | hardening or hard |
| -penia | abnormal reduction |
| -poiesis | formation |