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Ch.11
Cardiovascular System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |