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Med Terms Chapter 5
Chapter 5
Term | Definition |
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angi/o | vessel (usually blood or lymph) |
aneurysm/o | widened blood vessel |
aort/o | aorta |
arteri/o | artery |
arteriol/o | arteriole |
ather/o | fatty plaque |
atri/o | atrium |
cardi/o , coron/o | heart |
phleb/o , ven/o | vein |
thromb/o | blood cot |
varic/o | dilated vein |
vas/o | vessel; vas deferens;duct |
-cardia | heart condition |
-gram | record , writing |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-megaly | enlargement |
-graphy | process of recording |
-oma | tumor |
-stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
-ectasis | dilation, expansion |
-um | structure , thing |
tonsill/o | tonsil |
cervic/o | neck |
thym/o | thymus |
splen/o | spleen |
lymphangi/o | lymph |
agglutin/o | clumping, gluing |
immun/o | immune, immunity, safe |
lymphaden/o | lymph gland |
aden/o | gland |
lymph/o | lymph |
phag/o | swallowing,eating |
-phylaxis | protection |
-poiesis | formation , production |