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Medical Terminology
cardiovascular system terminology- word roots
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Undergraduate 1
09/08/2026
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel (usually blood or lymph)
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aort/o
 Definition
aorta
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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ather/o
 Definition
fatty plague
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atri/o
 Definition
atrium (upper heart- chamber)
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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chrom/o; chromat/o
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color
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ech/o
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sound, reflected sound
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erythr/o
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red
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hem/o; hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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isch/o
 Definition
restriction, deficiency
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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plasm/o
 Definition
plasma, the fluid component of blood
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scler/o
 Definition
hardening
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sten/o
 Definition
narrowing
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thromb/o
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clot
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valv/o; valvul/o
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valve
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vas/o
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vessel
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ven/o
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vein
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ventricul/o
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ventricle (lower heart chamber)
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