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Medical Terminology
Ch. 8 - Cardiovascular System/ Combining forms, Prefixes & Suffixes (final)
Term | Definition |
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aneurysm | - widened blood vessel - abnormal dilation of an artery |
angi/o | vessel (blood vessel) |
vascul/o | vessel (blood vessel) |
aort/o | aorta |
arteri/o | artery |
arteriol/o | arteriole |
atri/o | atrium |
ather/o | fatty plaque |
cardi/o | heart |
electr/o | electric |
embol/o | embolus |
hemangi/o | blood vessel |
my/o | muscle |
phleb/o | vein |
ven/o | vein |
scler/o | hardening; sclera (white of eye) |
sept/o | septum |
sphygm/o | pulse |
sten/o | narrowing, stricture |
thromb/o | blood clot |
ventricul/o | ventricle (of the heart or brain) |
-gram | record, writing |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-graphy | process of recording |
-sphyxia | pulse |
-stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
endo- | in, within |
extra- | outside |
peri- | around |
trans- | across |
pericarditis | inflammation of the pericardium |
endocarditis | inflammation of the endocardium |
myocarditis | inflammation of the myocardium |
pancarditis | inflammation of all layers of the heart |
phlebitis | inflammation of the veins |
cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle |