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