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Cardiovascular and nervous system prefixes
medical terminology
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10/23/2025
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Term
angi/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
aort/o
 Definition
aorta
Term
arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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arteriol/o
 Definition
arteriole (small artery)
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart 
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coron/o
 Definition
heart or crown 
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein 
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ven/o 
 Definition
vein
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vas/o
 Definition
vessel, duct 
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vascul/o-
 Definition
vessel
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tachy-
 Definition
fast 
Term
Brady-
 Definition
slow
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endo-
 Definition
within
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
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myo-
 Definition
muscle 
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
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hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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leuko/o
 Definition
white
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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hypo-
 Definition
below, deficient  
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hyper-
 Definition
above, excessive 
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aort/o
 Definition
aorta 
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve 
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cerebr/o
 Definition
brain 
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encephal/o 
 Definition
brain
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord 
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mening/o 
 Definition
meninges (membranes covering brain/spinal cord)
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psych/o
 Definition
mind 
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somn/o 
 Definition
sleep
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hypn/o 
 Definition
sleep
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esthesi/o 
 Definition
sensation, feeling 
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phren/o 
 Definition
mind, diaphragm
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poly-
 Definition
many 
Term
para-
 Definition
beside, near, abnormal 
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hemi-
 Definition
half 
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quadri-
 Definition
four
Term
syn-/sym
 Definition
together, joined 
Term
aut/o
 Definition
self 
Term
dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful, abnormal 
Term
hyper- 
 Definition
over, excessive 
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hypo-
 Definition
under, below normal
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a-/an-
 Definition
without, not 
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electr/o 
 Definition
electricity 
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