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Chapter9 abbreviatio
Chapter9 abbreviations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| aneurysm/o | widening blood vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriol |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| atri/o | atrium |
| cardi/o | heart |
| electr/o | electricity |
| embol/o | plug |
| hemangi/o | blood vessel |
| hem/o | blood |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| lipid/o | fat |
| my/o | muscle |
| phelb/o | vein |
| scler/o | hardening, sclera |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| vascul/o | vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (of heart or vein) |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -emia | blood |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ole | small, minute |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ous | pertaining to, relating to |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stristure |
| -tension | to stretch |
| -um | structure, thing |
| -us | condition |
| ana- | against |
| end- | within |
| peri- | around |
| trans- | through, across |
| echo- | a repeated sound |
| endo- | in, within |
| extra- | outside |