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Chapter 10
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| brady- | slow |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon, over, above, on top |
| inter- | between |
| peri- | around, about |
| tachy- | rapid, fast |
| tetra- | four |
| angi/o, angin/o | blood vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arter/o, arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | fat |
| atri/o | atrium |
| card/o, cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | crown, circle, heart |
| cyan/o | blue |
| ech/o | to bounce, sound |
| electr/o | electricity |
| embol/o | a plug |
| isch/o | to hold back, deficiency, blockage |
| hemorrh/o | likely to bleed |
| man/o | thin |
| my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| pector/o | chest |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rrhythm/o | repetition, rhythm |
| scler/o | thick, hard; sclera |
| sept/o | wall, partition |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| sten/o | narrowness, constriction |
| steth/o | chest |
| tens/o | pressure |
| thromb/o | clot |
| valvul/o | little valve |
| varic/o | dilated vein |
| vascul/o | little blood vessel |
| vas/o | blood vessel (also means duct in the urinary system and the male reproductive system) |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | little belly, cavity, ventricle |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -apheresis | removal |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -dynia | pain |
| -gram | a record |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -is | pertaining to |
| -lytic | pertaining to loosen, dissolve |
| -megaly | abnormally large |
| -rrhaphy | suturing |
| rrhexis | rupture |
| -sis | state of |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stomy | surgical creation of an opening |
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