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Medical Terminology
| Cardi/o- | Heart |
| Pneum/o- | Lung, air |
| aneurysm/o- | aneurysm |
| angi/o- | blood vessel; lymphatic vessel |
| aort/o- | aorta |
| arteri/o- | artery |
| arteriol/o- | arteriole |
| arther/o- | soft, fatty substance |
| atri/o- | atrium |
| auscult/o- | listening |
| capill/o- | hairlike structures; capillary |
| card/i- | heart |
| circulat/o- | movement in a circular route |
| coron/o- | structure that encircles like a crown |
| cusp/o- | projection; point |
| diastol/o- | dilating |
| infarct/o- | area of dead tissue |
| isch/o- | keep back; block |
| lipid/o- | lipid (fat) |
| my/o- | muscle |
| phleb/o- | vein |
| rrhythm/o- | rhythm |
| scler/o- | hard; sclera (white of the eye) |
| sphygm/o- | pulse |
| steth/o- | chest |
| tens/o- | pressure; tension |
| valv/o- | valve |
| valvul/o- | valve |
| vascul/o- | blood vessel |
| ven/o- | vein |
| ventricul/o- | ventricle |
| aden/o- | gland |
| bas/o- | base of a structure; basic (alkaline) |
| cellut/o- | cell |
| coagul/o- | clotting |
| cyt/o- | cell |
| embol/o- | embolus (occluding plug) |
| eosin/o- | eosin (red acidic dye) |
| erythr/o- | red |
| glob/o- | shaped like a globe; comprehensive |
| granul/o- | granule |
| hemat/o- | blood |
| hem/o- | blood |
| immun/o- | immune response |
| kary/o- | nucleus |
| leuk/o- | white |
| lymph/o- | lymph; lymphatic system |
| macr/o- | large |
| meg/a- | large |
| megal/o- | large |
| micr/o- | one millionth; small |
| mon/o- | one; single |
| morph/o- | shape |
| myel/o- | bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin |
| neutr/o- | not taking part |
| norm/o- | normal; usual |
| nucle/o- | nucleus |
| ox/y- | oxygen; quick |
| path/o- | disease; suffering |
| phag/o- | eating; swallowing |
| phil/o- | attraction to; fondness for |
| plasm/o- | plasma |
| reticul/o- | small network |
| splen/o- | spleen |
| thromb/o- | thrombus (blood clot) |
| thym/o- | thymus; rage |
| abras/o- | scrape off |
| actin/o- | rays of the sun |
| adip/o- | fat |
| all/o- | other; strange |
| blephar/o- | eyelid |
| carcin/o- | cancer |
| contus/o- | bruising |
| cry/o- | cold |
| cutane/o- | skin |
| cut/i- | skin |
| cyan/o- | blue |
| derm/a- | skin |
| dermat/o- | skin |
| derm/o- | skin |
| ecchym/o- | blood in the tissues |
| erythemat/o- | redness |
| esthes/o- | sensation; feeling |
| gangren/o- | gangrene |
| hirsut/o- | hairy |
| integument/o- | skin |
| integu/o- | to cover |
| kel/o- | tumor |
| kerat/o- | hard; fibrous protein |
| lacer/o- | a tearing |
| lip/o- | lipid (fat) |
| malign/o- | intentionally causing harm; cancer |
| melan/o- | black |
| necr/o- | dead cells, tissue, or body |
| ne/o- | new |
| onych/o- | nail (fingernail or toenail) |
| pedicul/o- | lice |
| pil/o- | hair |
| plast/o- | growth; formation |
| prurit/o- | itching |
| psor/o- | itching |
| rhytid/o- | wrinkle |
| sarc/o- | connective tissue |
| sebace/o- | sebum (oil) |
| sebace/o- | sebum (oil) |
| sudor/i- | sweat |
| theli/o- | cellular layer |
| ungu/o- | nail (fingernail or toenail) |
| vesicul/o- | bladder; fluid-filled sac |
| xer/o- | dry |
| ankyl/o- | fused together; stiff |
| arthr/o- | joint |
| articul/o- | joint |
| calcane/o- | calcaneus (heel bone) |
| carp/o- | wrist |
| cartilangin/o- | cartilage |
| cervic/o- | neck; cervix |
| chondr/o- | cartilage |
| clavicul/o- | clavicle (collar bone) |
| coccyg/o- | coccyx (tail bone) |
| cost/o- | rib |
| crani/o- | cranium (skull) |
| ethm/o- | sieve |
| fermor/o- | femur (thigh bone) |
| fibul/o- | fibula (lower leg bone) |
| fract/o- | break up |
| front/o- | front |
| goni/o- | angle |
| humer/o- | humerus (upper arm bone) |
| ili/o- | ilium (hip bones) |
| ischi/o- | ischium (hip bone) |
| kyph/o- | bent; humpbacked |
| lacrim/o- | tears |
| lord/o- | swayback |
| lumb/o- | lower back; area between the ribs and pelvis |
| malac/o- | softening |
| mandibul/o- | mandible (lower jaw) |
| maxill/o- | maxilla (upper jaw) |
| myel/o- | bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin |
| occipit/o- | occiput (back of the hand) |
| orth/o- | straight |
| osse/o- | bone |
| ossificat/o- | changing into bone |
| oste/o- | bone |
| palat/o- | palate |
| pariet/o- | wall of a cavity |
| patell/o- | patella (kneecap) |
| pelv/i- | pelvis (hip bone; renal pelvis) |
| pelv/o- | pelvis (hip bone; renal pelvis) |
| perone/o- | fibula (lower leg bone) |
| phalang/o- | phalanx (finger or toe) |
| pub/o- | pubis (hip bone) |
| radi/o- | radius (forearm bone; x-rays; radiation: |
| sacr/o- | sacrum |
| scapul/o- | scapula (shoulder blade) |
| scoli/o- | curved; crooked |
| skelet/o- | skeleton |
| sphen/o- | wedge shape |
| spin/o- | spine; backbone |
| spondyl/o- | vertebra |
| stern/o- | sternum (breast bone) |
| tars/o- | ankle |
| tempor/o- | temple (side of the head) |
| tibi/o- | tibia (shin bone) |
| uln/o- | ulna (forearm bone) |
| vertebr/o- | vertebra |
| zygomat/o- | zygoma (cheek bone) |
| septum | center wall of the heart that divides the heart into left and right halves. |
| bruit | harsh, rushing sound made by blood passing through an artery that is narrowed and roughened by artherosclerosis. |
| HTN | Abbreviation hypertension |
| superior vena cava | major vein that carried blood from the head, neck, arms, and chest to the right atrium |
| systole | contraction of the atria or ventricles |
| tricuspid | valve between the right atrium and right ventricle |
| enclothelium | smooth layer that promotes the flow of blood |
| telemetry | diagnostic procedure used in the hospital to continuously monitor patients heart rate and rhythm |
| aorta | largest artery in the body |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ia | condition, state, thing |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -pathy | disease |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ator | person who produces or does |
| -ian | action; condition |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -emia | condition of the blood, substance |
| -centesis | procedure to puncture |
| -osis | condition; abnormal condition; process |
| -itis | inflammation of; infection of |
| aggreg/o- | crowding; together |
| aden/o- | gland |
| bas/o- | base of the structure, basic (alkaline) |
| aggreg/o- | crowding together |
| aden/o- | gland |
| coagul/o- | clotting |
| cyt/o- | cell |
| electr/o- | electricity |
| eosin/o- | eosin (red acidic dye) |
| erythr/o- | red |
| fibrin/o- | fibrin |
| fibr/o- | fiber |
| glob/o- | shaped like a globe; comprehensive |
| globul/o- | shaped like a globe |
| granul/o- | granule |
| hermat/o- | blood |
| hem/o- | blood |
| immun/o- | immune response |
| kary/o- | nucleus |
| leuk/o- | white |
| lymph/o- | lymph; lymphatic system |
| macr/o- | large |
| meg/a- | large |
| mon/o- | one; single |
| morph/o- | shape |
| myel/o- | bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin |
| neutr/o- | not taking part |
| norm/o- | normal; usual |
| nucle/o- | nucleus (of a cell or an atom) |
| ox/y- | oxygen, quick |
| path/o- | disease |
| plasm/o- | plasma |
| plast/o- | growth; swallowing |
| retricul/o- | small network |
| splen/o- | spleen |
| suppress/o- | press down |
| thromb/o- | thrombus (blood clot) |
| thym/o- | thymus; rage |
| tox/o- | poison |
| albumin | most abundant plasma protein |
| B cell | Lymphocyte that develops in the red marrow |
| Band | Immature neutrophil also known as a stab |
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