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Heart & Vessels
Mr. G. "Cardiovascular System " Medical Terms - chapter 11 Chabner
Question | Answer |
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angi/o | vessel |
aort/o | aorta |
arter/o, arteri/o | artery |
ather/o | yellowish plaque |
atri/o | atrium, upper heart chamber |
brachi/o | arm |
cardi/o | heart |
cholesterol/o | cholesterol (a lipid substance) |
coron/o | heart |
cyan/o | blue |
myx/o | mucus |
ox/o | oxygen |
pericardi/o | pericardium |
phleb/o | vein |
sphygm/o | pulse |
steth/o | chest |
thromb/o | clot |
valvul/o, valv/o | valve |
vas/o | vessel |
vascul/o | vessel |
ven/o, ven/i | vein |
ventricul/o | ventricle, lower chamber of the heart |
-constriction | narrowing |
-dilation | widening;stretching;expanding |
-emia | blood condition |
-graphy | process of recording |
-lysis | breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening |
-megaly | enlargement |
-meter | measure |
-oma | tumor; mass; fluid collection |
-osis | condition; usually abnormal |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-stenosis | tightening; stricture |
-tomy | process of cutting |
a-, an- | no: not; without |
brady- | slow |
de- | lack of; down; removal of; less |
dys- | bad; difficult; painful; abnormal |
endo- | in; within |
hyper- | excessive; above |
hypo- | below; less than normal; deficient; under |
inter- | between |
peri- | surrounding |
tachy- | fast |
tetra- | four |
tri- | three |
-rrhythm/o | rhythm |