Med Term GW Ch. 6 - Cardiovascular

1. angi/o

• vessel (blood)
• blue
• coagulation; clotting
• to enlarge or expand

2. aort/o

• electricity
• aorta; largest artery
• plaque; fatty buildup
• venule (small vein)

3. arteri/o

• clot
• wall; partition
• artery
• narrowing

4. arteriol/o

• ventricle
• vessel (blood)
• contraction
• arteriole (small artery)

5. ather/o

• plaque; fatty buildup
• pulse
• lung
• to cut

6. coagul/o

• arteriole (small artery)
• coagulation; clotting
• vessel; duct
• rhythm; heartbeat

7. constrict/o

• sound
• artery
• narrowing
• artery

8. coron/o

• aorta; largest artery
• stretched; strained
• rhythm; heartbeat
• heart

9. cyan/o

• blue
• clot
• venule (small vein)
• vessel (blood)

10. dilat/o

• coagulation; clotting
• to enlarge or expand
• arteriole (small artery)
• vessel; duct