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Chapter 11
combining forms and terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arter/o, arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | yellowish plaque, fatty substance |
| atri/o | atrium, upper heart chamber |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cholesterol/o | cholesterol |
| coron/o | heart |
| cyan/o | blue |
| myx/o | mucus |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pericardi/o | pericardium |
| phleb/o | vein |
| rrhythm/o | rhythm |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| steth/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| valvul/o, valv/o | valve |
| vas/o | vessel |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| ven/o, ven/i | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle, lower heart chamber |
| -constriction | narrowing |
| -dilation | widening |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -lysis | to breakdown |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | measure |
| -oma | mass, tumor |
| -osis | condition |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stenosis | tightening |
| -tomy | to cut |
| a-, an- | no, not, without |
| brady- | slow |
| de- | down, removal of |
| dys- | abnormal |
| endo- | within |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| hypo- | below, deficient |
| inter- | between |
| peri- | surrounding |
| tachy- | fast, rapid |
| tetra- | four |
| tri- | three |
| angiogram | record of a blood vessel |
| angioplasty | surgical repair of a blood vessel |
| aortic stenosis | narrowing of the aorta |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
| arterial anastomosis | surgical connection between arteries |
| atherectomy | removal of fatty mass in a vessel |
| atheroma | collection of fatty material in an artery |
| atherosclerosis | hardening of arteries with deposit of fatty substance |
| atrial | pertaining to an upper chamber of the heart |
| Atrioventricular | pertaining to an atrium and ventricle |
| brachial artery | artery that branches from the aorta to bring blood to the arm |
| Bradycardia | Slow heartbeat |
| cardiomegaly | Enlargement of the heart |
| cardiomyopathy | Disease of heart muscle |
| coronary arteries | arteries branch from the aorta to bring oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle |
| cyanosis | bluish discoloration |
| diastole | relaxation phase of the heartbeat |
| electrocardiogram | record of electricity in the heart |
| endocardium | inner lining of the heart |
| endothelium | innermost lining of blood vessels |
| hypercholesterolemia | condition of excessive cholesterol in blood |
| hypoxia | inadequate O2 in tissues |
| interventricular septum | wall separating the ventricles of heart |
| mitral valve | valve between left atrium and left ventricle |
| mitral valvulitis | inflammation of the mitral valve |
| myxoma | benign tumor of the heart |
| pericardiocentesis | surgical puncture of the pericardium |
| pericardium | membrane surrounding heart |
| endarterectomy | removal of inner lining of artery |
| atheroma | collection of fatty material in an artery |
| arterial anastomosis | surgical connection between arteries |
| tachycardia | fast heartbeat |
| phlebotomy | incision of a vein |
| systole | contraction phase of the heartbeat |
| sphygmomanometer | instrument to measure blood pressure |
| pulse | beat of the heart |
| venule | small vein |
| vena cava | largest vein in the body |
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