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Med Terms Chapter 5
Chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel (usually blood or lymph) |
| aneurysm/o | widened blood vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| atri/o | atrium |
| cardi/o , coron/o | heart |
| phleb/o , ven/o | vein |
| thromb/o | blood cot |
| varic/o | dilated vein |
| vas/o | vessel; vas deferens;duct |
| -cardia | heart condition |
| -gram | record , writing |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -oma | tumor |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -um | structure , thing |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| cervic/o | neck |
| thym/o | thymus |
| splen/o | spleen |
| lymphangi/o | lymph |
| agglutin/o | clumping, gluing |
| immun/o | immune, immunity, safe |
| lymphaden/o | lymph gland |
| aden/o | gland |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| phag/o | swallowing,eating |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| -poiesis | formation , production |