Cardiovascular - Medical Term

Angi/o

• Aorta

• Blood Vessel

• Yellow plaque or fatty substance

• Atrium

Aort/o

• Heart

• Encircle or crown

• Aorta

• A reverberating sound sometimes heard when listening to the chest.

Arteri/o

• Blood

• Relating to the blood

• Artery

• Heart muscle

Ather/o

• Vein

• Having a ruddy (reddish) complexion

• Yellow plaque or fatty tissue

• Pulse

Atri/o

• Chest

• Atrium

• Clot, lump

• Vessel, duct

Cardi/o

• Vein

• Ventricle (of heart or brain)

• Heart

• white.

Coron/o

• Aorta

• Artery

• Encircle or Crown

• Atrium

Duct/o

• Heart

• Encircle or crown

• Carry or To lead

• A reverberating sound sometimes heard when listening to the chest.

Ech/o

• Blood

• Relating to the blood

• A reverberating sound sometimes heard when listening to the chest.

• Heart muscle

hem/o

• Blood

• Having a ruddy (reddish) complexion

• Partition

• Pulse

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3