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medtermch5
Medical Terminology Chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | fatty substance |
| atri/o | atrium |
| cardi/o | heart |
| electr/o | electricity |
| embol/o | plug, clot |
| myocardi/o | heart muscle |
| pector/o | chest |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| scler/o | hard |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| steth/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| brady- | slow |
| endo- | inner |
| hyper- | excessive, high |
| tachy- | fast |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -tension | pressure |
| -spasm | muscle contraction |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -manometer | instrument to measure pressure |
| -megaly | enlarged |
| coron/o | heart |
| veric/o | dilated vein |
| vas/o | vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| valvul/o | valve |
| anti- | against |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many |
| trans- | across |
| -emic | pertaining to a blood condition |
| -gram | record |
| -pathy | disease |
| -ectomy | surgical removal of |