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CWI Med Term Chapter 5 combining form
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aneurysm/o- | aneurysm |
| angi/o- | blood vessel; lymphatic vessel |
| aort/o- | aorta |
| arteri/o- | artery |
| arteriol/o- | arteriole |
| ather/o- | soft; fatty substance |
| atri/o- | atrium |
| auscult/o- | listening |
| capill/o- | hairlike structure; capillary |
| card/i | heart |
| cardi/o- | heart |
| circulat/o- | movement in a circular route |
| coron/o- | structure that encircles like a crown |
| cusp/o- | projection; point |
| diastol/o- | dilating |
| infarct/o | area of dead tissue |
| isch/o- | keep back; block |
| lipid/o- | lipid (fat) |
| my/o | muscle |
| phleb/o | vein |
| rrhythm/o- | rhythm |
| scler/o- | hard; sclera (white of the eye) |
| sphygm/o- | pulse |
| steth/o- | chest |
| systol/o- | contracting |
| tens/o- | pressure; tension |
| valv/o- | valve |
| valvul/o- | valve |
| vascul/o- | blood vessel |
| ven/o- | vein |
| ventricul/o- | ventricle |