Medical Terminology Circulatory System
Medical Terminology Combining form Definition aden/o gland angi/o vessel aort/o aorta arteri/o artery atri/o atrium cardi/o heart erythr/o red hem/o blood
Medical Terminology Combining form Definition leuk/o or leuc/o white lymph/o lymph phleb/o vein splen/o spleen thromb/o clot ventricul/o ventricular
Medical Terminology Leukocytes Leuk/o/cytes White blood cells Atherosclerosis Ather/o/sclerosis Hardening of the arteries Carditis Card/it is Inflammation of the heart
Medical Terminology Phlebitis Phleb/itis Inflammation of a vein Angioplasty Angi/o/plasty Surgical repair of a vessel My/o/card/itis Inflammation of the heart muscle Peri/card/itis Inflammation of the tissue around the heart
Medical Terminology Erythrocytes Erythr/o/cytes Red blood cells Bradycardia Brady/cardia Slow heart(under 60 BPM) Tachycardia Tachy/cardia(over 100 BPM) Endocardium Endo/cardium Inner lining of the heart