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Cardiovascular System Prefixes
Medical Terminology
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08/23/2025
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Term
angi-/ angio-
 Definition
Vessel
Term
aort-/ aorto-
 Definition
aorta
Term
arteri-/ arterio-
 Definition
artery
Term
cardi-/cardio-
 Definition
heart
Term
coron-/ corono-
 Definition
crown or encircling
Term
phleb-/phlebo-
 Definition
vein
Term
ven-/veno-
 Definition
vein
Term
ventricul-/ventriculo-
 Definition
        ventricle        (lower heart chamber)
Term
tachy-
 Definition
Fast
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
endo-
 Definition
inside, within (endocardium = inner lining of the heart)
Term
epi-
 Definition
upon, outer (outer layer of the heart)
Term
peri-
 Definition
around (pericardium = membrane around the heart)
Term
myo-
 Definition
muscle
Term
hem-/ hemo-/hemat-
 Definition
blood
Term
isch-/ischo-
 Definition
deficiency, blockage (ischemia)
Term
sten-/steno-
 Definition
narrow, constricted
Term
thromb-/thrombo-
 Definition
clot
Term
vas-/vaso-/vascul-
 Definition
vessel
Term
oxy-
 Definition
oxygen
Term
atri-/atrio-
 Definition
atrium (upper heart chamber)
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