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CV System (EHS 24-25
Medical Terms for CV System Unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aneurysm/o | widened blood vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| cardi/o | heart |
| phlebl/o | vein |
| rrhythm/o | rhythm |
| scler/o | hardening |
| sept/o | septum |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| valvul/o | valve |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -ia | condition |
| -lysis | separation, destruction, loosening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -therapy | treatmente |
| a- | without |
| trans- | across |
| peri- | around |
| brady- | slow |
| endo- | in, within |
| extra- | outside |
| hemangi/o | blood vessel |
| my/o | muscle |
| embol/o | embolus (plug) |
| sphymg/o | pulse |
| vascul/o | vessel (blood or lymph) |
| atri/o | atrium |
| coron/o | heart |
| electr/o | electricity |
| Ven/o | vein(s) |
| -itis | inflammation |
| tachy | fast |