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Ch.11
Cardiovascular System
Term | Definition |
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angi/o | vessel |
aort/o | aorta |
arter/o, arteri/o | artery |
ather/o | yellowish plaque |
atri/o | atrium |
brachi/o | arm |
cardi/o | heart |
cholesterol/o | cholesterol |
coron/o | heart |
cyan/o | blue |
myx/o | mucus |
ox/o | oxygen |
pericardi/o | pericardium |
phleb/o | vein |
rrhythm/o | rhythm |
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 |
my/o | muscle |
axill/o | armpit |
pulmon/o | lungs |
-constriction | narrowing |
-dilation | widening |
-graphy | process of recording |
-megaly | enlargement |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-stenosis | narrowing |
-tomy | cutting, incision |
-lysis | breakdown |
-emia | blood condition |
brady- | slow |
hyper- | excessive, above |
hypo- | deficient, below |
inter- | between |
tri- | three |
tachy- | fast |
endo- | within |
dys- | pain |
peri- | surrounding |
a-, an- | no, not |