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Ch 9 roots and terms
studying chapter 9 medical terms
| term | definition |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| atri/o | atrium (upper chamber) |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart (crown) |
| phleb/o | vein |
| sept/o | septum (plural, septa) |
| valvul/o | valve |
| vas/o, vascul/o | vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (lower chamber) |
| anastomosis | creation of an opening between two normally separate structures |
| aneurysm | bulge in a blood vessel |
| aneurysmectomy | surgical removal of an aneurysm |
| angina pectoris | oppressive pain in the chest caused by irregular blood flow to the heart |
| angiocarditis | inflammation of the heart vessels |
| angioedema | swelling of the blood vessels |
| angiogenesis | development of blood vessels |
| angiogram | record of the blood vessels |
| angiography | procedure to describe the blood vessels |
| angiolith | stone forming in the wall of a blood vessel |
| angioma | blood vessel tumor |
| angiopoiesis | formation of blood vessels |
| angiorrhaphy | suture of a vessel |
| angiosclerosis | hardening of a blood vessel |
| angioscope | device for looking into a blood vessel |
| antianginal | drug that prevents or relieves the symptoms of angina pectoris |
| antiarrhythmic | drug that opposes an irregular heartbeat |
| anticoagulant | drug that opposes the coagulation of blood |
| antihypertensive | drug that opposes high blood pressure |