Med Terms - Cardiovascular System Vocab

Question 1

cardi/o
coron/o
-cardia

Answer 1

Heart

Question 2

atri/o

Answer 2

atrium (upper heart chamber)

Question 3

ventricul/o

Answer 3

ventricle (lower heart chamber)

Question 4

sept/o

Answer 4

septum

Question 5

angi/o
vas/o
vascul/o

Answer 5

blood or lymph vessel

Question 6

arteri/o

Answer 6

artery

Question 7

ven/o

phleb/o

Answer 7

vein

Question 8

aort/o

Answer 8

aorta

Question 9

hemat/o
hem/o
sanguin/o
-emia

Answer 9

Condition of the blood
or
blood condition

Question 10

coagul/o

thromb/o

Answer 10

clot/ blood clot

Question 11

ather/o

Answer 11

fatty plaque or cholesterol

Question 12

sphygm/o

sphygmoman/o

Answer 12

pulse

Question 13

cusp/o

-cuspid

Answer 13

point

Question 14

calc/o

Answer 14

calcium

Question 15

kal/o

Answer 15

potassium

Question 16

lymph/o

Answer 16

lymph

Question 17

febr/o

Answer 17

fibrous tissue

Question 18

ech/o

Answer 18

sound/sonar

Question 19

electr/o

Answer 19

electricity, electric

Question 20

splen/o

Answer 20

spleen

Question 21

steth/o

Answer 21

chest

Question 22

anti-

Answer 22

against

Question 23

bi-

Answer 23

twice, double

Question 24

tri-

Answer 24

three, triple

Question 25

brady-

Answer 25

slow

Question 26

tachy-

Answer 26

fast, rapid

Question 27

-crit

Answer 27

separate

Question 28

-gram

Answer 28

picture or record

Question 29

• genesis

- poiesis

Answer 29

producing, forming

Question 30

• iysis

- lytic

Answer 30

loosening or destruction

Question 31

• ole

- ule

Answer 31

small, tiny

Question 32

-penia

Answer 32

deficiency, lack of, too few

Question 33

-philia

Answer 33

attraction to, like, love

Question 34

-stasis

Answer 34

maintenance

Question 35

-tension

Answer 35

pressure

Question 36

-sclerosis

Answer 36

hardening

Question 37

aneurysm

Answer 37

weakness in the artery

Question 38

axillary

Answer 38

armpit

Question 39

inguinal

Answer 39

groin