Cardiovascular system word roots, terms, and abbreviations used in clinical documentation.
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- What does the root 'cardi/o' mean?
- Heart
- What does the root 'angi/o' mean?
- Vessel
- What does the root 'vas/o' mean?
- Vessel
- What does the root 'arteri/o' mean?
- Artery
- What does the root 'phleb/o' mean?
- Vein
- What does the root 'ather/o' mean?
- Fatty plaque (fatty substance)
- What does the root 'thromb/o' mean?
- Clot
- What does the root 'scler/o' mean?
- Hardening
- What does the prefix 'brady-' mean?
- Slow
- What does the prefix 'tachy-' mean?
- Fast
- What does the suffix '-stenosis' mean?
- Narrowing
- What does the suffix '-megaly' mean?
- Enlargement
- What does the suffix '-itis' mean?
- Inflammation
- What does the suffix '-graphy' mean?
- Process of recording an image
- What is the myocardium?
- The muscular middle layer of the heart wall