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Chp 11-Cardio Sys 1
Combing forms: Davi-Ellen Chabner, The Language of Medicine, 8th Edition
Question | Answer |
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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 |