Chapter 11 Medical Terminology
angio/o (combining form)
vessel
vas/o (combining form)
vessel
vascul/o (combining form)
vessel
hyper- (prefix)
above; excessive
aneurysm/o (combining form)
aneurysm
aort/o (combining form)
aorta
brachi/o (combining form)
arm
arter/o (combining form)
artery
arteri/o (combining form)
artery
atri/o (combining form)
atrium
dys- (prefix)
bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
inter- (prefix)
between
-emia (suffix)
blood condition
cyan/o (combining form)
blue
-lysis (suffix)
breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening
steth/o (combining form)
chest
cholesterol/o (combining form)
cholesterol
cholesterol/o (combining form)
cholestorol
thromb/o (combining form)
clot
-osis (suffix)
condition; usually abnormal
hypo- (prefix)
deficient; below; under; less than normal
-megaly (suffix)
enlargment
tachy- (prefix)
fast
tetra- (prefix)
four
-sclerosis (suffix)
hardening
cardi/o (combining form)
heart
coron/o (combining form)
heart
endo- (prefix)
in; within
de- (prefix)
lack of; down; less; removal of
pulmon/o (combining form)
long
-meter (suffix)
measure
myx/o (combining form)
mucus
my/o (combining form)
muscle
-constriction (suffix)
narrowing
a-, an- (prefix)
no; not; without
ox/o (combining form)
oxygen
pericardi/o (combining form)
pericardium
-tomy (suffix)
process of cutting
-graphy (suffix)
process of recording
sphygm/o (combining form)
pulse
rrhythm/o (combining form)
rhythm
brady- (prefix)
slow
-plasty (suffix)
surgical repair
peri- (prefix)
surrounding
tri- (prefix)
three
-stenosis (suffix)
tightening; structure
isch/o (combining form)
to hold back
-oma (suffix)
tumor; mass; fluid collection
valv/o (combining form)
valve
valvul/o (combining form)
valve
phleb/o (combining form)
vein
ven/o, ven/i (combining form)
vein
ventricul/o (combining form)
ventricle
-dilation (suffix)
widening; stretching; expanding
ather/o (combining form)
yellowish plaque
