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Medical Terminology: Cardiovascular System Vocabulary

Cardiovascular system word roots, terms, and abbreviations used in clinical documentation.

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35 basic cards for Allied Health Medical Terminology. Set 4 of 11 in Medical Terminology. It opens with "What does the root 'cardi/o' mean?" and "What does the root 'angi/o' mean?". Study it alongside the other Allied Health sets below.

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What does the root 'cardi/o' mean?: Show answer
Heart
What does the root 'angi/o' mean?: Show answer
Vessel
What does the root 'vas/o' mean?: Show answer
Vessel
What does the root 'arteri/o' mean?: Show answer
Artery
What does the root 'phleb/o' mean?: Show answer
Vein
What does the root 'ather/o' mean?: Show answer
Fatty plaque (fatty substance)
What does the root 'thromb/o' mean?: Show answer
Clot
What does the root 'scler/o' mean?: Show answer
Hardening
What does the prefix 'brady-' mean?: Show answer
Slow
What does the prefix 'tachy-' mean?: Show answer
Fast
What does the suffix '-stenosis' mean?: Show answer
Narrowing
What does the suffix '-megaly' mean?: Show answer
Enlargement
What does the suffix '-itis' mean?: Show answer
Inflammation
What does the suffix '-graphy' mean?: Show answer
Process of recording an image
What is the myocardium?: Show answer
The muscular middle layer of the heart wall

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