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chapter 9
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| valvu/o | valve |
| arti/o | artium |
| sept/o | septum |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| cardi/o | heart |
| superior | upper |
| inferior | lower |
| coron/o | heart |
| angi /vas/o | vessel |
| aort | aorta |
| arteri | artery |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| phleb/o | vein |
| angina | to choke |
| pectoris | chest |
| rrhytm | rhythm |
| murmurs | abnormal sound |
| ischemia | decreased blood flow to the heart |
| septum | wall of the heart |
| embolus | floating object that blocks blood flow |
| occlusion | cut off in blood flow |
| ectasia | dilation of a vessel |
| myo | muscle |
| ium | tissue |
| sono | sound |
| dia | through |
| toxic | poison |
| tens | stretch |
| sten | narrow |
| thrombo | clot |