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Medical Terminology of the Cardiovascular System.

By: Kevin Hartman

“Cardiovascular” is a medical term

Word Analysis

Medical Terminology and Word Analysis.

The term “cardiovascular” contains the following components:

  • (1) Suffix: ar
  • “ar” means pertaining to
  • (0) Prefix
  • (2) Roots: cardi/o and Vascul/o
  • Cardi/o means heart, and Vascul/o means blood vessel
  • (1) Combining vowel: o
  • The combining vowel eases the pronunciation of this term.

Word Analysis of the term “Cardiovascular” reveals that this term means: Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels.

Medical terminology is the language used by professionals to describe the human body and its associated conditions, components, and processes in an accurate and scientific manner.

Word analysis can be used to identify the meaning of many medical terms used to describe the cardiovascular system.

Medical Terms are composed of several components that confer a specific meaning.

  • These components include:
  • Suffixes
  • Prefixes
  • Roots
  • Combining vowels are used to ease the pronunciation the components of medical terms.
  • A complete medical term is in its combining form.

Word Analysis of terms used to describe blood flow through the heart.

Medical Terminology is used when describing the flow of blood through the heart.

Four of the many terms mentioned a moment ago are: Superior, Inferior, Systolic, and Coronary.

  • Superior
  • Suffix: “ior” Prefix: None Root: “super”
  • Inferior
  • Suffix: “ior” Prefix: None Root: “infer”
  • Systolic:
  • Suffix: “ic” Prefix: None Root: "systol”
  • Coronary:
  • Suffix: “ary” Prefix: None Root: “coron”

Coronary Arteries and Atherosclerosis

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

Conclusion:

As you can see, the cardiovascular system’s structures and pathologies are described using a multitude of medical terms. Many of these medical terms can be broken down into their suffixes, prefixes, and roots to determine their meanings. However, some medical terms do require pure memorization. In order to determine the meaning of a medical term when performing word analysis, it is important to know the meaning of the suffixes, prefixes, and roots of each term. Learning the meanings of these word components is an important part of successfully interpreting and using medical terminology correctly.

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