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CWI Med Term Chapter 5 combining form
Question | Answer |
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aneurysm/o- | aneurysm |
angi/o- | blood vessel; lymphatic vessel |
aort/o- | aorta |
arteri/o- | artery |
arteriol/o- | arteriole |
ather/o- | soft; fatty substance |
atri/o- | atrium |
auscult/o- | listening |
capill/o- | hairlike structure; capillary |
card/i | heart |
cardi/o- | heart |
circulat/o- | movement in a circular route |
coron/o- | structure that encircles like a crown |
cusp/o- | projection; point |
diastol/o- | dilating |
infarct/o | area of dead tissue |
isch/o- | keep back; block |
lipid/o- | lipid (fat) |
my/o | muscle |
phleb/o | vein |
rrhythm/o- | rhythm |
scler/o- | hard; sclera (white of the eye) |
sphygm/o- | pulse |
steth/o- | chest |
systol/o- | contracting |
tens/o- | pressure; tension |
valv/o- | valve |
valvul/o- | valve |
vascul/o- | blood vessel |
ven/o- | vein |
ventricul/o- | ventricle |