Root Words
This is a term that means heart muscle
What is myocardio?
This prefix means slow
This suffix means pressure.
What is -tension?
This word means pertaining to the atrium.
What is atrial?
This is a term that means vein.
What is Phleb/o or Ven/o?
This prefix means excessive or higher than normal.
What is hyper-
This suffix means muscle contraction.
What is a -spasm?
This word means heart inflammation.
What is carditis?
This is a term meaning blood vessel
What is angi/o or vascul/o?
This prefix means something is abnormally low
What is hypo-?
What is -stenosis?
What is Bradycardia?
This is a term meaning clot
What is embol/o or thromb/o?
This prefix means something is fast
What is tachy-?
What is -megaly?
This word is another name for a blood clot.
What is embolus? or What is thrombosis?
This is a term meaning heart
What is cardi/o or coron/o?
This prefix means against or opposed to.
What is anti-?
This suffix means hardening and often describes blood vessels.
What is -sclerosis?
This word means enlarged heart.