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chapter 6 studys
mid-term suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cardiology | study of the heart |
| cardiologist | specialist of the heart |
| angiocarditis | inflammation of the blood vessels of the heart |
| bradycardia | P2 a slow heart |
| cardiomegaly | enlarged heart |
| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscles |
| endocarditis | inflammation within the heart |
| polyarteritis | inflammation of many arteries |
| tachycardia | P2 a fast heart |
| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a clotted vein |
| aneurysm/o | aneurysm |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arter/o; arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole |
| ather/o | fatty; yellowish plaque |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart; heart vessel; coronary artery |
| ech/o | sound |
| electr/o | electrical |
| my/o | muscle |
| phleb/o | vein |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle of the heart |