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Cardiovascular MT
Terms from the cardiovascular system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cardio | heart |
| Vasculo | blood vessels |
| Ar | pertaining to |
| Peri | around |
| Um | singular noun ending |
| Epi | upon |
| Myo | muscle |
| Endo | within |
| Artero | artery |
| Ial | pertaining to |
| Erythro | red |
| Cytes | cells |
| Leuko | white |
| Phago | to eat or to swallow |
| Cyto | cell |
| Osis | abnormal condition |
| Lympho | lymph |
| Thrombo | clot |
| Ologist | specialist |
| Athero | plaque or fatty substance |
| Sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| Oma | tumor |
| Ischo | hold back |
| Emia | blood or blood condition |
| megaly | abnormal enlargement |
| itis | inflammation |
| valvulo | valve |
| brady | slow |
| ia | abnormal condition |
| tachy | fast |
| angio | vessel |
| spasm | tightening or cramping |
| stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| hemangio | blood vessel |
| poly | many |
| phlebo | vein |
| tic | pertaining to |
| embolo | something inserted |
| ism | condition |
| us | singular noun ending |
| dys | bad |
| crasia | mixture or blending |
| hemo | blood |
| chromate | color |
| lytic | to destroy |
| hyper | excessive |
| lipid | fat |
| an | without or less than |
| plasto | growth |
| a | without |
| ic | pertaining to |
| graphy | process of recording |
| electro | electric |
| re | again |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| valvo | valve |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| aneurysmo | aneurysm |
| stasis | stopping or controlling |