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Chapter 6
Med Term - - Cardiovascular System Root, Prefixes & Suffixes
Question | Answer |
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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 |