Wingerd Chapter 8
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73 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 angi/o | blood vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arter/o | artery |
| arteri/o | artery |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart, crown or circle |
| my/o | muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| pector/o | chest |
| valvul/o | little value |
| vas/o | blood vessel |
| vascul/o | little blood vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | little belly, ventricle |
| a- | without |
| dys- | abnormal |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | rapid |
| cyan/o | blue |
| rhythm/o | rhythm |
| sten/o | narrow |
| -a | without |
| -algia | condition of pain |
| -dynia | condition of pain |
| -genic | formation, producing |
| -ia | condition of |
| -osis | condition of |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -sis | state of |
| -spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
| ather/o | fatty |
| hem/o | blood |
| isch/o | hold back |
| my/o | muscle |
| phleb/o | vein |
| scler/o | thick or hard, sclera |
| sept/o | wall, putrefying |
| tampon/o | plug |
| tens/o | pressure |
| thromb/o | clot |
| varic/o | dilated vein |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -ade | process |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -emia | condition of blood |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ion | process |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -megaly | abnormally large |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | condition of |
| -pathy | disease |
| endo- | within |
| ech/o | sound |
| electr/o | electricity |
| embol/o | plug |
| man/o | gas |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| son/o | sound |
| sphygm/o | heartbeat |
| thromb/o | clot |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -gram | record or image |
| -lytic | loosen |
| -meter | measure |
| -metry | process of mesuring |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suturing |
| -scopy | process of viewing |
| -stomy | surgical created opening |
| -tomy | to cut |
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