The Cardiovascular System Word Elements & Terms

Match the following cardiovascular system prefixes!

• painful; difficult

• a-

• not; without

• dys-

• slow

• brady-

• above; above normal

• hyper-

Match the following cardiovascular system prefixes!

• below; below normal

• intra-

• inside; within

• tachy-

• around

• hypo-

• fast

• peri-

Match the following cardiovascular system roots/combining forms!

• artery

• my/o

• vessel

• card/o; cardi/o

• heart

• arteri/o

• muscle

• angi/o

Match the following cardiovascular system roots/combining forms!

• pressure; tension

• phleb/o

• clot

• thromb/o

• vein

• tens/o

Match the following cardiovascular system suffixes!

• process

• -al

• large; enlargement

• -itis

• inflammation

• -ion

• pertaining to

• -megaly

Match the following cardiovascular system suffixes!

• hardening

• -sclerosis

• abnormal condition

• -plasty

• surgical repair

• -osis

The cardiovascular system term angioplasty means?

The cardiovascular system term arteriosclerosis means?

The cardiovascular system term cardiomegaly means?

The cardiovascular system term myocardial means?