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Med Term Less/Part10
Medical Terminology Lesson/Parts Terms 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |