Common Combining Forms for Cardiovascular System PDF
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This document provides a list of common combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes used in cardiovascular system medical terminology. It's a helpful resource for learning and understanding medical terms related to the heart and blood vessels.
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Common Combining Forms for Cardiovascular System Combining Form Meaning Angi/o Blood vessel Aort/o Aorta Arteri/o Artery Ather/o Plaque, fatty substance Cardi/o Heart Coron/o Heart Erythr/o Red Hem/o Blood Hemat/o...
Common Combining Forms for Cardiovascular System Combining Form Meaning Angi/o Blood vessel Aort/o Aorta Arteri/o Artery Ather/o Plaque, fatty substance Cardi/o Heart Coron/o Heart Erythr/o Red Hem/o Blood Hemat/o Blood Leuk/o White My/o Muscle Phleb/o Vein Thromb/o Clot Vascul/o Blood vessel Ven/o Vein Common Prefixes for Cardiovascular System Prefix Meaning a-/an- Without, less than anti- Against brady- Slow endo- Within, inside hyper- Increased hypo- Decreased peri- Surrounding tachy- Fast, rapid Common Suffixes for Cardiovascular System Suffix Meaning -cyte Cell -emia Blood condition -itis Inflammation -lytic Destroy or dissolve -penia Deficiency, too few -sclerosis Abnormal hardening -stenosis Abnormal narrowing
