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04/05/2008
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organs of the Cardiovascular system
 Definition

blood vessels

arteries

capillaries

veins

heart
Term

combining forms

angi/o

 Definition

vessel
Term
aort/o
 Definition
aorta
Term
arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
ather/o
 Definition
artery
Term
ather/o
 Definition

fatty substance
Term
atri/o
 Definition
atrium
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
coron/o
 Definition
heart
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
hemangi/o
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
ox/i
 Definition
oxygen
Term
ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
Term
pericardi/o
 Definition
pericardium
Term
phleb/o
 Definition
vein
Term

sphygm/o

 Definition
pulse
Term
steth/o
 Definition
chest
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
clot
Term
valv/o
 Definition

valve

 
Term
valvul/o
 Definition

valve
Term
ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle
Term

prefixes

brady--

 Definition
slow
Term
tachy--
 Definition

fast

tachycardia
Term

suffixes

--manometer

 Definition

instrument to measure pressure

example, sphygmomanometer
Term
--ole
 Definition

smal

examples, arteriole
Term
--tension
 Definition

pressure

example, hypotension
Term
-ule
 Definition

small

example, venule
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