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Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aort/o | aorta |
| angi/o | blood vessels |
| aneurysm/o | aneurysm |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | smaller artery |
| atri/o | atrium (upper chamber of the heart) |
| ather/o | plaque (fatty substance) |
| capill/o | capillaries |
| cardi/o, card/o, coron/o | heart |
| electr/o | electricity |
| isch/o | to hold back |
| lip/o | fat |
| vas/o; vascul/o | vessel; vein |
| steth/o | chest |
| thromb/o | clot |
| valv/o, valvul/o | valve |
| ven/o, phleb/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (lower chamber of the heart) |
| ex, exo- | out, outside of |
| de- | lack of; down; less; removal of |
| peri- | surrounding around |
| tachy- | fast |
| hyper- | excessive; increased |
| hypo- | deficient; decreased |
| inter- | between |
| eno- | within |
| -constriction | narrowing |
| -dilation | widening; stretching |
| -emia | blood |
| -sclerosis | hardening |