Medical Terminology: The Cardiovascular System (Combining forms, Prefixes, Suffixes, and Word surgery)

coagulopathy

A condition in which the blood's ability to clot is impaired

venul/o

venule (small vein)

angi/o

vessel (blood)

vas/o

vessel; duct

Arrythmia

Abnormal heart rhythm

atherosclerosis

The build-up of fats, cholesterol, and other substances in and on the artery walls.

anticoagulant

a drug that prevents clotting of the blood

-osis

abnormal condition

hyper-

above; above normal; excessive

trans-

across

anti-

against

aort/o

aorta; largest artery

peri-

around; surrounding

arteriol/o

arteriole (small artery)

arteri/o

artery

vacul/o

blood vessel

cyan/o

blue

bol/o

cast; throw

-in; -ine

chemical; chemical compound; substance

thromb/o

clot

coagul/o

coagulation; clotting

-ia

condition

-trophy

condition of growth or development

systol/o

contraction

-pathy

disease

cardiomyopathy

disease of the heart muscle

electr/o

electricity

tachy-

fast

Tachycardia

fast heart rate

arteriosclerosis

hardening of the arteries

-sclerosis

hardening; thickening

cardi/o

heart

coron/o

heart

cardiologist

heart specialist

hypertension

high blood pressure

em-

in

endo-

in; within

-itis

inflammation

thrombophlebitis

inflammation of a vein with clot formation

myocarditis

inflammation of the heart muscle

endocarditis

inflammation of the inner lining of the heart

pericarditis

inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart

lumin/o

light

hypotension

low blood pressure

pulmon/o

lung

-meter

measure

my/o

muscle

-stenosis

narrowing

constrict/o

narrowing

a-; an-

not; without

-e

noun suffix with no meaning

epi-

on; over; upon

-or

one who (or something that) takes action or does something

-ac; -al; -ar; -ary; -ic; -ous

pertaining to

-emic

pertaining to blood condition

-lytic

pertaining to breakdown or destruction

cardiopulmonary

pertaining to the heart and lungs

endoarterial

pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery

ather/o

plaque; fatty buildup

-tension

pressure

-graphy

process of recording

ventriculography

process of recording the heart ventricles after injection of a dye or radioactive substance (radionuclide)

-ation

process; condition

-ism

process; condition

sphygm/o

pulse

echocardiogram

record of the heart using sound

-gram

record; image

echo-

reflected sound

cardioversion

returning a heart to normal rhythm

rhythm/o

rhythm; heartbeat

brady-

slow

bradycardia

slow heart rate

son/o

sound

tens/o

stretched; strained

-um; -us

structure; tissue; thing

-ant

substance that promotes

-ive

substance that promotes

-stomy

surgical opening

-ectomy

surgical removal; excision

-plasty

surgical repair

per-

through

dia-

through; complete

tom/o

to cut

dilat/o

to enlarge or expand

-version

to turn

phleb/o

vein

ven/i; ven/o

vein

ventricul/o

ventricle

sept/o

wall; partition