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Med Term Rice Ch8 CF
Medical Terminology Jane Rice Chapter 9 CF
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ang/i | vessel |
| angi/o | vessel |
| angin/o | to choke |
| arter/i | artery |
| ather/o | fatty substance, porridge |
| atri/o | atrium |
| auscultat/o | listen to |
| card/i | heart |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chol/e | bile |
| circulat/o | circular |
| cyan | dark blue |
| dilat/o | to widen |
| embol/o | a throwing in |
| glyc/o | sweet, sugar |
| hem/o | blood |
| infarct/o | infarct (necrosis of an area) |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| mitr/o | mitral valve |
| occlus/o | to close up |
| ox/i | oxygen |
| palpit/o | throbbing |
| pector/o | chest |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pulmonar/o | lung |
| rrhythm/o | rhythm |
| sept/o | a partition, septum |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| sten/o | narrowing |
| steth/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot of blood |
| valvul/o | valve |
| vas/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | small vessel |
| ven/i | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |