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chapter 5
medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Angi/o | blood or lymph vessel |
| Aort/o | aorta |
| Arteri/o | artery |
| Ather/o | plaque |
| Cardi/o | heart |
| Erythr/o | red |
| Hem/o | blood |
| Hemat/o | blood |
| Leuko/o | white |
| Phleb/o | vein |
| Ven/o | veins |
| Thromb/o | clot |
| Lymph/o | lymph |
| My/o | muscle |
| Tachy- | rapid or fast |
| Brady- | slow |
| Peri- | surrounding |
| Vascul | blood vessels |
| Ventricul | ventricle |
| Valvul | valve |
| Endo- | within |
| Epi- | upon |
| Isch | to hold back |
| Coron | crown |
| -crasia | mixture of blending |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -cytes | cells |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -oma | tumor |
| -megaly | abnormal enlargement |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -lytic | to destroy |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -gram | picture or record |
| -statis | stopping or controlling |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -edema | swelling |
| -rrhagia | bleeding |
| Embol | something inserted |
| Cyt/o | cell |
| Plast | growth |
| Electr/o | electricity |
| Aneurysm/o | aneurysm |
| Re- | again |
| An- | without |
| Capill/o | capillaries |
| Anti- | against |
| Onc/o | tumor |
| Cervic | neck |
| Inguin | groin |
| Axill | arm pit |
| Phaden/o | lymph node |
| Lymphangi | lymph vessel |
| Lymph/o | lymph |
| Immun/o | immune |
| Carcin | cancer |
| Fung | fungus |
| Neo- | new |
| Sarc/o | flesh |
| Brachy- | short |
| Mast/o | breast |
| -cytes | cells |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -cide | causing death |
| -plasm | formation |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
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