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Heart & Vessels
Mr. G. "Cardiovascular System " Medical Terms - chapter 11 Chabner
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arter/o, arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | yellowish plaque |
| atri/o | atrium, upper heart chamber |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cholesterol/o | cholesterol (a lipid substance) |
| coron/o | heart |
| cyan/o | blue |
| myx/o | mucus |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pericardi/o | pericardium |
| phleb/o | vein |
| 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 chamber of the heart |
| -constriction | narrowing |
| -dilation | widening;stretching;expanding |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -lysis | breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | measure |
| -oma | tumor; mass; fluid collection |
| -osis | condition; usually abnormal |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -stenosis | tightening; stricture |
| -tomy | process of cutting |
| a-, an- | no: not; without |
| brady- | slow |
| de- | lack of; down; removal of; less |
| dys- | bad; difficult; painful; abnormal |
| endo- | in; within |
| hyper- | excessive; above |
| hypo- | below; less than normal; deficient; under |
| inter- | between |
| peri- | surrounding |
| tachy- | fast |
| tetra- | four |
| tri- | three |
| -rrhythm/o | rhythm |
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