click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chap 8 Elements
IU MED TERM Chap 8 Elements & Meanings
Chap 8 Elements | Chap 8 Element Meanings |
---|---|
aneurysm/o | a widening, awidened blood vessel |
angi/o | vessel (usually blood or lymph) |
vascul/o | vessel (usually blood or lymph) |
aort/o | aorta |
arteri/o | artery |
arteriol/o | arteriole |
atri/o | atrium |
ather/o | fatty plaque |
cardi/o | heart |
electr/o | electricity |
embol/o | plug |
hemangi/o | blood vessel |
my/o | muscle |
phleb/o | vein |
ven/o | vein |
scler/o | hardening; sclera (white of eye) |
sept/o | septum |
sphygm/o | pulse |
sten/o | narrowing; stricture |
thromb/o | blood clot |
ventricul/o | ventricule (of the heart or brain) |
-gram | record, writing |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-graphy | process of recording |
-sphyxia | pluse |
-stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
brady- | slow |
endo- | in, within |
extra- | outside |
peri- | around |
tachy- | rapid |
trans- | across |