Medical Terminology
Medical Root Words: Cardiovascular
Understanding cardiovascular prefixes and suffixes is essential for interpreting cardiac diagnostic reports and surgical notes.
Common Suffixes
- -cardium: refers to heart structure (e.g., pericardium)
- -stenosis: narrowing of a vessel or valve
- -sclerosis: hardening or thickening of tissue
- -rrhythmia: deviation from normal heartbeat rhythm
Clinical Application
- Brady-: slow (under 60 bpm)
- Tachy-: fast (over 100 bpm)
- Angio-: vessel, usually blood or lymph
- Vaso-: relating to blood vessels
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