Circulatory System Medical Terminology

phleb/o

• artery

• capillary

• vein

• blood

leuk/o

• red

• blue

• green

• white

ven/o

• artery

• vein

• capillary

• blood

peri-

• surrounding

• inside

• above

• below

endo-

• outside

• in, within, inside

• around

• between

-ar

• pertaining to

• relating to

• opposite of

• characteristic of

thromb/o

• clot

• blood

• cell

• plasma

hem/o, hemat/o

• blood, relating to blood

• a type of tissue

• a form of energy

• a type of muscle

-sclerosis

• abnormal hardening

• normal softening

• excessive flexibility

• irregular growth

-ia

• abnormal condition, disease

• a type of medication

• a surgical procedure

• a diagnostic test