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Ch 10 vocab
Med Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amyl- | starch |
| angin- | choking pain |
| aort- | aorta |
| arct(at) | Compress |
| ather- | fatty deposit |
| atri- | atrium |
| bol- | a throwing |
| Capill- | Capillary |
| Cirs- | dilated and twisted vein |
| -clud-, - clus- | close |
| Cor, cord | heart |
| Coron- | Crown |
| cusp, - cuspid | point |
| dextr- | right |
| -form | Shape |
| gurgit- , gugitat- | flood, flow |
| pector- | breast, chest |
| phleb- | vein |
| pulm(on)- | lung, pulmonary artery |
| rhythm- | heart beat |
| Sept- | wall, partition |
| sin-, sinus- | Sinus |
| Sinistr- | left |
| sphygm- | pulse |
| Stal-, stol- | send, contract |
| tens(i) | stretch |
| thromb- | blood clot |
| top- | place |
| Vag- | vagus nerve |
| Varic -, Varix- | dilated / twisted vein |
| Vas- | vessel |
| ver- | Vein |
| Ventr- | belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity |