Chapter 8 Medical term
(combining form) aort/o
aorta
(combining form) arteriol/o
arteriole
(combining form) arteri/o
artery
(combining form) atri/o
atrium
(combining form) thromb/o
blood clot
(combining form) hemangi/o
blood vessel
(combining form) electr/o
electricity
(combining form) embol/o
embolus
(combining form) ather/o
fatty plaque
(combining form) scler/o
hardening sclera (white of eye)
(combining form) cardi/o
heart
(combining form) coron/o
heart
(combining form) my/o
muscle
(combining form) sten/o
narrowing, stricture
(combining form) sphygm/o
pulse
(combining form) sept/o
septum
(combining form) valv/o
vavle
(combining form) valvul/o
vavle
(combining form) phleb/o
vein
(combining form) ven/o
vein
(combining form) ventricul/o
ventricle (of the hear of brain)
(combining form) angio/o
vessel (usually blood or lymph)
(combining form) vascul/o
vessel (usually blood or lymph)
(combining form) vas/o
vessel; vas deferens; duct
(combining form) aneurysmo/o
widened blood vessel