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Med term
cardiovascular word parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angl/o | vessel (blood) |
| aort/o | aorta, largest artery |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole (small artery) |
| atri/o | atria, atrium |
| ather/o | plaque, fatty buildup |
| bol/o | cast, throw |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coagul/o | coagulation, clotting |
| constrict/o | narrowing |
| coron/o | heart |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyt/o | cell |
| dialat/o | enlarge/expand |
| electr/o | electricity |
| erythr/o | red |
| hem/o , hemat/o | blood |
| leuk/o | white |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| lumin/o | light |
| my/o | muscle |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhythm/o | rhythm, heartbeat |
| sept/o | wall, partition |
| son/o | sound |
| sphygm /o | pulse |
| steth/o | chest |
| systol/o | contraction |
| tens/o | stretched, strained |
| thromb/o | clot |
| tom/o | to cut |
| vas/o | vessel, duct |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| venul/o | venule (small vein) |