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Circulatory system terms
| Cardi/o | = heart | Endocarditis, myocarditis, pericarditis (inflammation of the lining, the muscle layer, the outer layer of the heart) |
| Brady/tachy | = slow/fast | Bradycardia (rate<60) tachycardia (rate>100) |
| Angi/o | = vessel | Angiography, angiogram (X-ray of artery) |
| Veno/phlebo | = vein | Venogram (X-ray of veins), phlebitis (inflammation of veins) |
| -stasis | = to stop | Hemostasis (to stop bleeding), hemostat (a clamp-like instrument) |
| -cyte | = cell | Erythrocytes, leucocytes (red, white blood cells) |
| Hem/o, -emia | = blood | Hypoxemia (low oxygen), hematosalpinx (blood in the uterine tubes) |