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Med Term Less/Part10
Medical Terminology Lesson/Parts Terms 10
Term | Definition |
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Amyl- | starch |
angin- | choking pain, angina pectoris |
aort- | aorta |
arct(at)- | compress |
ather- | [soup] fatty deposit |
atri- | [entrance hall] atrium |
bol- | a throwing |
capill- | [hair] capillary |
cirs- | dilated and twisted vein, varix |
-clud-, -clus- | close |
cor, cord- | heart |
cusp, -cuspid | point |
dextr- | right (side) |
-form | shape |
gurgit-, gurgitat- | flood, flow |
pector- | breast, chest |
phleb- | vein |
pulm(on)- | lung, pulmonary atery |
rhythm- | [steady motion] heartbeat |
sept- | wall, partition |
sin-, sinus- | [curve, hollow] sinus |
sinistr- | left (side) |
sphygm- | pulse |
stal-, stol- | send, contraction |
tens(i)- | stretch |
thromb- | blood clot |
top- | place |
vag- | [wandering] the vagus nerve |
varic-, varix | dilated and twisted vein, varix |
vas- | (blood) vessel; vas deferens |
ven- | vein |
ventr- | belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity |