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chapter 7
senior med term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angi | vessel |
| aort | aorta |
| ateri | artery |
| arteriol | arteriole |
| ather | fatty substance, plaque |
| atri | atrium |
| cardi | heart |
| coron | heart |
| embol | plug |
| isch | to keep back |
| phelb | vein |
| steth | chest |
| thromb | clot |
| valv | valve |
| valvul | valve |
| varic | dilated vein |
| vascul | blood vessel |
| vas | blood vessel |
| ven | vein |
| ventricul | ventricle |
| venul | venule |
| cutane | skin |
| electr | electricity |
| esophag | esophagus |
| my | muscle |
| pulmon | lung |
| son | sound |
| sphygm | pulse |
| ac | pertaining to |
| ar | pertaining to |
| ary | pertaining to |
| al | pertaining to |
| eal | pertaining to |
| dynia | pain |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| emia | blood condition |
| genic | producing |
| gram | record |
| graphy | process of recording |
| ia | condition |
| ic | pertaining to |
| ism | condition |
| itis | inflammation |
| logist | one who studies |
| logy | study of |
| lysis | destruction |
| lytic | destruction |
| manometer | instrument to measure pressure |
| megaly | enlarged |
| ole | small |
| oma | tumor |
| ose | pertaining to |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| otomy | cutting into |
| ous | pertaining to |
| pathy | disease |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| rrhapy | suture |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| sclerosis | hardening |
| scope | instrument for viewing |
| spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
| stenosis | narrowing |
| tic | pertaining to |
| ule | small |
| a | without |
| brady | slow |
| endo | within |
| hyper | excessive |
| hypo | insufficient |
| inter | between |
| intra | withing |
| per | through |
| peri | around |
| poly | many |
| tachy | fast |
| trans | across |
| ultra | excess |