Prefixes
Suffixes
Word Roots
Illnesses
Anatomy and Physiology
100
The prefix used to denote that something is above.
What is epi-?
100
The suffix that denotes an inflammation
What is -itis?
100
Medical term for the heart
What is cardi/o?
100
The medical term for high blood pressure.
What is hypertension?
100
The largest artery in the body, it transports oxygenated blood from the left ventricle of the heart to the body.
What is the aorta?
200
The prefix used to denote something that is around
What is peri-?
200
The suffix to denote cell.
What is -cyte?
200
Medical term for artery.
What is arteri/o?
200
The medical term for a heart attack, where there is death of tissue in the heart due to a lack of oxygen.
What is myocardial infarction?
200
The vessel that transports deoxygenated blood from upper body, neck and head to the right atrium of the heart.
What is the superior vena cava?
300
The prefix used to denote that something is slow or delayed
What is brady-?
300
The suffix to denote blood, can be preceded by "an" or "calc" for example.
What is -emia?
300
Two medical terms that are both used to describe the vessels of the cardiovascular system.
What is Vascul/o and Angi/o?
300
Cardiovascular illness characterized by accumulation of fatty deposits in the coronary arteries that causes a narrowing of vessels.
What is Coronary Artery Disease?
300
Vessel that transports oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
What is the pulmonary vein?
400
The prefix used to denote that something is moving fast
What is tachi-?
400
The suffix used to denote hardening, usually due to a build-up of plaque.
What is -sclerosis?
400
Medical term for the fatty paste that can cause build up in the vessels of the cardiovascular system.
What is ather/o?
400
A blood clot usually found in the femoral or iliac veins.
What is Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)?
400
Blood flows through this when it passes from the right atrium to the right ventricle.
What is the tricuspid valve?
500
The prefix used to denote muscles.
What is my/o-?
500
The suffix used to denote a narrowing.
What is -stenosis?
500
Irregular contractions of the muscles of the heart
What is fibrillation?
500
Swollen, twisted veins usually found in the legs.
What are varicose veins?
500
The pacemaker of the heart, located in the right atrium.
What is the sinoatrial (SA) node?
M
e
n
u