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Cardiovascular Terminology Chart

The document provides a breakdown of medical terminology related to the cardiovascular system, detailing terms, their prefixes, root words, suffixes, and meanings. Key terms include 'pericarditis' (inflammation of the pericardium) and 'atherosclerosis' (hardening of arteries due to fat). It serves as a reference for understanding cardiovascular-related medical terms.

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Cardiovascular Terminology Chart

The document provides a breakdown of medical terminology related to the cardiovascular system, detailing terms, their prefixes, root words, suffixes, and meanings. Key terms include 'pericarditis' (inflammation of the pericardium) and 'atherosclerosis' (hardening of arteries due to fat). It serves as a reference for understanding cardiovascular-related medical terms.

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System-Wise Medical Terminology with Breakdown

System Term Prefix Root Word Suffix Term Meaning

Cardiovascular Pericarditis peri- cardi/o (heart) -itis Inflammation of the pericardium

Cardiovascular Endocardium endo- cardi/o (heart) -um Inner lining of the heart

Cardiovascular Atherosclerosis ather/o (fat) + scler/o


-osis
(hard) Hardening of arteries due to fat

Cardiovascular Hypertension hyper- tens/o (pressure) -ion High blood pressure

Cardiovascular Hypotension hypo- tens/o (pressure) -ion Low blood pressure

Cardiovascular Cardiomyopathy cardi/o (heart) + my/o


-pathy
(muscle) Disease of the heart muscle

Cardiovascular Phlebitis phleb/o (vein) -itis Inflammation of a vein

Cardiovascular Thrombosis thromb/o (clot) -osis Abnormal condition of clotting

Cardiovascular Arrhythmia a- rhythm/o (rhythm) -ia Irregular heartbeat

Cardiovascular Angiogenesis angi/o (vessel) -genesis Formation of new blood vessels

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