Meaning: Vessel (usually blood or lymph)

Example: Angioplasty – a procedure to mechanically widen a narrowed or blocked blood vessels.

Meaning: Aorta

Example: Aortostenosis– narrowing of the aorta.

Meaning: Artery

Example: Arteriogram– an xray of an artery.

Meaning: Fatty plaque

Example: Atheroma– a fatty deposit or plaque within the wall of an artery.

Meaning: Heart

Example: Cardiomyopathy – the general term for diseases that affect the heart muscle.

Meaning: color

Example: Hemochromatosis – a condition where excess iron is stored in the body, affecting skin color.

Meaning: Red

Example: Erythrocyte – a red blood cell.

• Meaning: Blood
• Example: Hemoglobin– a protein in red blood cells.

Meaning: Restriction, deficiency

Example: Ischemic– a condition or process involving restricted blood flow to a part of the body.

Meaning: White

Example: Leukocyte – a white blood cell.

Meaning: Muscle

Example: Myocardium – the muscular tissue of the heart.

Meaning: Vein

Example: Phlebotomy – the process of making an incision into a vein, typically to draw blood.

Meaning: Hardening

Example: Sclerotherapy – a treatment method used to harden and close off abnormal or damaged blood vessels such as varicose veins.

Meaning: Narrowing

Example: Stenocardia - a condition of chest pain caused by the narrowing of blood vessels to the heart.

thromb/o

Meaning: Clot

Example: Thrombosis – formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel.

Meaning: Valve

Example: Valvulopathy – a disease or disorder affecting the heart valves.

Meaning: Vessel

Example: Vasospasm – A sudden constriction of a blood vessel.

Meaning: Vein

Example: Venous – related to the veins.