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Chap 9/10/11/12/13
Cardiovascular system and The Respiratory System–Pulmonology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| valve | valvul/o |
| atrium ( upper chamber) | atri/o |
| septum (plural: septa) | sept/o |
| ventricle (lower chamber) | ventricul/o |
| heart | cardi/o |
| heart | coron/o |
| vessel | angi/o |
| vessel | vas/o |
| vessel | vascul/o |
| aorta | aort/o |
| artery | arteri/o |
| fatty plaque | ather/o |
| vein | phleb/o |
| vein | ven/o |
| algia | pain |
| dia | through |
| phoresis | carry |
| hemo | blood |
| rrhage | burst |
| ium | tissue |
| peri | around |
| cava | hollow |
| genesis | creation |
| adenoid | adenoid/o |
| tonsil | tonsill/o |
| nose | nas/o |
| nose | rhin/o |
| larynx (voice box) | laryng/o |
| pharynx (throat) | pharyng/o |
| trachea (windpipe) | trache/o |
| sinus | sin/o |
| sinus | sinus/o |
| air or lungs | pneum/o |
| air or lungs | pneumat/o |
| air or lungs | pneumon/o |
| lungs | pulmon/o |
| lobe | lob/o |
| bronchus | bronch/o |
| bronchus | bronchi/o |
| bronchiole | bronchiol/o |
| alveolus (air sac) | alveol/o |
| sternum | stern/o |
| rib | cost/o |
| chest | thorac/o |
| chest | pector/o ( also pectus) |
| chest | steth/o |
| pleura | pleur/o |
| diaphragm | phren/o |
| oxygen | ox/o |
| breathing | spir/o |
| breathing | -pnea |
| carbon dioxide | capn/o |
| carbon dioxide | carb/o |
| rrhea | discharge |
| ptysis | cough |
| loquy | speak |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| hepatic/o | liver |
| an/o | anus |
| bil/i | bile (gall) |
| ile/o | ileum |
| celi/o | abdomen |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| chole/o | bile (gall) |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| col/o | colon(large intestine) |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| colon/o | colon (large intestine) |
| odont/o | tooth |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| or/o | mouth |
| dent/o | tooth |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| doch/o | duct |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| enter/o | intestines |
| rect/o | rectum |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| sial/o | saliva |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| balan/o | penis |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| glomerul/o | golmerulus |
| lith/o | stone |
| meat/o | opening |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| orchi/o | testicle |
| orch/o | testicle |
| orchid/o | testicle |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| sperm/o | sperm |
| spermat/o | sperm |
| test/o | testicle |
| ur/o | urine |
| urin/o | urine |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| amni/o | amnion |
| cervic/o | cervix |
| chori/o | chorion |
| chorion/o | chorion |
| colp/o | vagina |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| episi/o | vulva |
| fet/o | fetus |
| gyn/o | woman |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| lact/o | milk |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation |
| metr/o | uterus |
| nat/o | birth |
| oophpr/o | ovary |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| part/o | birth |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| perine/o | perineum |
| toc/o | labor |
| salping/o | fallopian tube |
| uter/o | uterus |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| vulv/o | vulva |