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Medical Terminology
Unit 5 - Medical Dictionary Exercises
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angi/o | blood vessel, vessel |
| aorto/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o (arthersclerosis) | plaque (fatty substance) |
| brady- | slow |
| cardi/o | heart |
| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectomy | removal - excision, resection |
| embol/o | embolus |
| endo | in; within |
| -gram | record, imaging procedure, - x-ray film |
| hemangi/o | blood vessel |
| itis | inflammation |
| lysis | loosening, breadkown, seperation |
| my/o | muscle |
| -otomy | make an incision -cut into |
| phleb/o | vein |
| -rrhexix | rupture |
| sclera/o | hardness |
| sten/o | narrowed, constricted, blocked |
| -tachy | fast |
| thromb/o | blood clot, thrombus |
| trans- | through; across; beyond |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricle/o | ventricle |