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