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Chp 11-Cardio Sys 1
Combing forms: Davi-Ellen Chabner, The Language of Medicine, 8th Edition
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arter/o, arterio/o | artery |
| ather/o | yellowish plaque, fatty substance |
| Greek athere means | porridge |
| -oma | mass or collection |
| lumen | opening |
| atri/o | atrium, upper heart chamber |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cardi/o | heart |
| idiopathic | unknown |
| stenosis | narrowing |
| septa | heart walls |
| 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 heart chamber |
| Italian petechio - fleabite | petechiae |
| Greek aneurysma | aneurysm |
| tele/o | distant |