angi/o, vas/o,∗ vascul/o

vessel

aort/o

aorta

arter/o, arteri/o

artery

arteriol/o

arteriole

ather/o

yellow fatty plaque

phleb/o, ven/o

vein

venul/o

venule

thromb/o

blood clot

embol/o

embolus

-lytic

capable of destroying

-ic

pertaining to

-stenosis

narrowing/ stricture