Medical terminology ch 6 combining forms
Aort/o
meaning: aorta -narrowing of stricture of the aorta
anteri/o
meaning: artery -abnormal condition of hardening of an artery
arti/o
meaning: atria -pertaining to the atria and the ventricle
hem/o
meaning: blood -pertaining to the destruction of blood.
hemat/o
meaning: blood -vomiting of the blood
valvul/o
meaning: blood vessel -creation of a blood vessel
coron/o
meaning: electricity -record of electricity of the heart
cardi/o
meaning: heart -condition of rapid heart
arther/o
meaning: thick, fatty thick, fatty tumor
thromb/o
meaning: thrombus (clot) -inflammation of a bein with the presence of a clot
valv/o
meaning: valve -cutting into or incision of a valve
phleb/o
meaning: vein -rupture of the vein
ven/o
meaning: vein -stopping of a vein
ventricul/o
meaning: ventricle -mouthlike opening into a ventricle
Angi/o
meaning: vessel -Swelling of a vessel
Vas/o
meaning; vessel -suturing of a vessel
