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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 |