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Med-Term
Ch.5 Terms-Cardio
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel (usually blood or lymph) |
| aneurysm/o | widened blood vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| atri/o | atrium |
| cardi/o, coron/o | heart |
| phleb/o, ven/o | vein |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| varic/o | dilated vein |
| vas/o | vessel; vas deferens;duct |
| -cardia | heart condition |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -oma | tumor |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -um | structure, thing |