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MedTerm Chapter8
Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aneurysm/o | widened blood vessel |
| angi/o | vessel (usually blood or lymph) |
| vascul/o | vessel (usually blood or lymph) |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| atri/o | atrium |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart |
| embol/o | embolus |
| hemangi/o | blood vessel |
| phleb/o | vein |
| ven/o | vein |
| scler/o | hardening |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| sten/o | narrowing, stricture |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (of the heart or brain) |
| -cardia | heart condition |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| brady- | slow |
| peri- | around |
| tachy- | fast |
| palpitation | sensation of an irregular heartbeat |
| syncope | partial or complete loss of consciousness caused by decreased blood supply to brain |
| thrombosis | abnormal condition in which a blood clot develops in a vessel |
| HTN | hypertension |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CHD | moronary heart disease |
| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| HDL | high density lipoprotein |
| LDL | low density lipoprotein |
| MI | myocardial infarction |