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chapter 7
senior med term
Term | Definition |
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angi | vessel |
aort | aorta |
ateri | artery |
arteriol | arteriole |
ather | fatty substance, plaque |
atri | atrium |
cardi | heart |
coron | heart |
embol | plug |
isch | to keep back |
phelb | vein |
steth | chest |
thromb | clot |
valv | valve |
valvul | valve |
varic | dilated vein |
vascul | blood vessel |
vas | blood vessel |
ven | vein |
ventricul | ventricle |
venul | venule |
cutane | skin |
electr | electricity |
esophag | esophagus |
my | muscle |
pulmon | lung |
son | sound |
sphygm | pulse |
ac | pertaining to |
ar | pertaining to |
ary | pertaining to |
al | pertaining to |
eal | pertaining to |
dynia | pain |
ectomy | surgical removal |
emia | blood condition |
genic | producing |
gram | record |
graphy | process of recording |
ia | condition |
ic | pertaining to |
ism | condition |
itis | inflammation |
logist | one who studies |
logy | study of |
lysis | destruction |
lytic | destruction |
manometer | instrument to measure pressure |
megaly | enlarged |
ole | small |
oma | tumor |
ose | pertaining to |
osis | abnormal condition |
otomy | cutting into |
ous | pertaining to |
pathy | disease |
plasty | surgical repair |
rrhapy | suture |
rrhexis | rupture |
sclerosis | hardening |
scope | instrument for viewing |
spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
stenosis | narrowing |
tic | pertaining to |
ule | small |
a | without |
brady | slow |
endo | within |
hyper | excessive |
hypo | insufficient |
inter | between |
intra | withing |
per | through |
peri | around |
poly | many |
tachy | fast |
trans | across |
ultra | excess |