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11. 1 CF Cardiology
Combining forms for the cardiovascular system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomen/o | abdomen |
| ablat/o | take away; destroy |
| anastom/o | create an opening between two structures |
| aneurysm/o | aneurysm (dilation) |
| angi/o | blood vessel; lymphatic vessel |
| angin/o | angina |
| aort/o | aorta |
| apic/o | apex (top) |
| ateri/o | artery |
| arter/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| ather/o | soft, fatty substance |
| artheromat/o | fatty deposit or mass |
| atri/o | atrium |
| auscult/o | listening |
| axill/o | armpit |
| brachi/o | arm |
| capill/o | capillary |
| card/i or cardi/o | heart |
| carot/o | stupor; sleep |
| catheter/o | catheter |
| cholesterol/o | cholesterol |
| circulat/o | movement in a circular route |
| claudicat/o | limping pain |
| clav/o | clavicle (collar bone) |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| coarct/o | pressed together |
| compens/o | counterbalance; compensate |
| conduct/o | carrying; conveying |
| congest/o | accumulation of fluid |
| constrict/o | drawn together; narrowed |
| contract/o | pull together |
| coron/o | structure that encircles like a crown |
| cusp/o | projection; point |
| cutane/o | skin |
| disastol/o | dilating |
| dissect/o | to cut apart |
| ech/o | echo (sound wave) |
| ectop/o | outside of a place |
| electr/o | electricity |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| femor/o | femur (thigh bone) |
| fibrill/o | muscle fiber; nerve fiber |
| fract/o | to break up |
| fus/o | pouring |
| gemin/o | set or group |
| idi/o | unknown individual |
| infarct/o | area of dead tissue |
| ili/o | ilium (hip bone) |
| isch/o | keep back; block |
| jugul/o | jugular (throat) |
| log/o | study of |
| lipid/o | lipid (fat) |
| lumin/o | lumen (opening) |
| ly/o | to break down; destroy |
| man/o | thing; frenzy |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum |
| mitr/o | structure like a miter (tall with two points) |
| my/o | muscle |
| necr/o | dead cells, tissue or body |
| nucle/o | nucleus |
| occlus/o | close against |
| palpit/o | to throb |
| pariet/o | wall of a cavity |
| path/o | disease; suffering |
| peripher/o | outer aspects |
| peron/o | fibula (lower leg) |
| pharmac/o | medicine; drug |
| phleb/o | vein |
| physi/o | physical function |
| polar/o | positive or negative state |
| poplite/o | back of the knee |
| port/o | point of entry |
| prosthet/o | artificial |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| radi/o | radius (forearm bone); x-rays; radiation |
| regurgitat/o | flow backward |
| ren/o | kidney |
| rheumat/o | watery discharge |
| rrhythm/o | rhythm |
| saphen/o | clearly visable |
| scler/o | hard; sclera (white of eye) |
| sept/o | septum (dividing wall) |
| sin/o | hollow cavity; channel |
| son/o | sound |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| stat/o | standing still; staying in one place |
| sten/o | narrowness; constriction |
| steth/o | chest |
| system/o | the body as a whole |
| systol/o | contracting |
| tampon/o | stop up |
| techn/o | technical skill |
| tele/o | distance |
| tens/o | pressure; tension |
| theli/o | cellular layer |
| thorac/o | thorax (chest) |
| thromb/o | thrombus (blood clot) |
| tibi/o | tibia (shin bone) |
| transplant/o | move something to another place |
| triglyceride/o | triglyceride |
| uln/o | ulna (forearm) |
| ur/o | urine; urinary system |
| valv/o or valvul/o | valve |
| varic/o | varix; varicose vein |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| vas/o | blood vessel; vas deferens |
| vegitat/o | growth |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (lower heart chamber; chamber of the brain) |
| vers/o | to travel; to turn |
| viscer/o | large internal organs |
| xen/o | foreign |
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