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Chapter 6
Med Term - - Cardiovascular System Root, Prefixes & Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aneurysm/o | aneurysm |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arter/o; arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| ather/o | fatty, yellowish plaque |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart; heart vessel; coronary vessel |
| ech/o | sound |
| electr/o | electric; electricity |
| end/o | within; inner |
| isch/o | deficiency; blockage |
| my/o | muscle |
| phleb/o | vein |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| steth/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| brady- | slow |
| poly- | many |
| tachy- | fast |
| -graph | instrument to record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -gram | record; picture |
| -megaly | large; enlarged |
| -pathy | disease |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stenosis | narrowing; narrow |