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Medical Terminology
Ch. 8 - Cardiovascular System/ Combining forms, Prefixes & Suffixes (final)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |