Aort/O Medical Term

aort/o

aorta

Angi/o

vessel

arteri/o

artery

ather/o

fatty substance

atri/o

atrium

cardi/o

heart

coron/o

heart

corpor/o

body

cutane/o

skin

duct/o

to bring

electr/o

electricity

embol/o

plug

hem/o

Blood

isch/o

to hold back

lip/o

Fat

My/o

muscle

Myocardi/o

heart muscle

Orth/o

straight

Pector/o

Chest

Phleb/o

vein

Pulmon/o

lung

Sept/o

a wall

Son/o

Sound

Sphygm/o

pulse

Steth/o

chest

thromb/o

Clot

Valv/o

Valve

Valvul/o

Valve

Varic/o

Dilated vein

Vas/o

vessel

Vascul/o

blood vessel

ven/o

vein

ventricul/o

ventricle

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-eal

pertaining to

-ectomy

surgical removal

-gram

record

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-ic

pertaining to

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-lytic

destruction

-manometer

instrument to measure pressure

-megaly

enlarged

-ole

Small

-oma

growth

-ose

pertaining to

-ous

pertaining to

-pathy

disease

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

hardening

-scope

instrument for viewing

-spasm

involuntary muscle contraction

-stenosis

narrowing

tension

pressure

-tic

pertaining to

-tonic

pertaining to tone

-ule

Small

a-

Without

Anti-

against

brady-

slow

de-

without

endo-

inner

Extra-

outside of

Hyper-

excessive

Hypo-

insufficient

Inter-

between

Intra-

within

per-

through

Peri-

Around

poly-

many

tachy-

Fast

tetra-

Four

trans-

across

ultra-

beyond