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What does the combining form 'brachi/o' refer to?
What does the combining form 'brachi/o' refer to?
- Arm (correct)
- Oxygen
- Vein
- Heart
What does the combining form 'cardi/o' refer to?
What does the combining form 'cardi/o' refer to?
- Pulse
- Vein
- Oxygen
- Heart (correct)
What does the combining form 'cholesterol/o' refer to?
What does the combining form 'cholesterol/o' refer to?
- Muscle
- Clot
- Cholesterol (correct)
- Vessel
What does the combining form 'cyan/o' refer to?
What does the combining form 'cyan/o' refer to?
What does the combining form 'myx/o' mean?
What does the combining form 'myx/o' mean?
What does the combining form 'ox/o' mean?
What does the combining form 'ox/o' mean?
What does the combining form 'phleb/o' refer to?
What does the combining form 'phleb/o' refer to?
What does the combining form 'steth/o' refer to?
What does the combining form 'steth/o' refer to?
What does the suffix '-emia' mean?
What does the suffix '-emia' mean?
What does the suffix '-plasty' mean?
What does the suffix '-plasty' mean?
What does the prefix 'a-, an-' mean?
What does the prefix 'a-, an-' mean?
What does the prefix 'brady-' mean?
What does the prefix 'brady-' mean?
What does the prefix 'tachy-' mean?
What does the prefix 'tachy-' mean?
What does the combining form 'ventricul/o' refer to?
What does the combining form 'ventricul/o' refer to?
What does the combining form 'ather/o' refer to?
What does the combining form 'ather/o' refer to?
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Medical Terminology Combining Forms
- brachi/o: Refers to the arm.
- cardi/o: Pertains to the heart.
- cholesterol/o: Relates specifically to cholesterol.
- coron/o: Also refers to the heart.
- cyan/o: Indicates the color blue.
- myx/o: Relates to mucus.
- ox/o: Pertains to oxygen.
- pericardi/o: Refers to the pericardium surrounding the heart.
- phleb/o: Concerns veins.
- sphygm/o: Indicates pulse.
- steth/o: Pertains to the chest.
- thromb/o: Refers to a clot.
- valvul/o & valv/o: Relate to valves.
- vas/o & vascul/o: Involve vessels.
- ven/o, ven/i: Also pertain to veins.
- ventricul/o: Concerns ventricles.
- aneurysm/o: Refers to an aneurysm.
- angio/o: Pertains to vessels.
- aort/o: Relates to the aorta.
- arter/o & arteri/o: Concern arteries.
- ather/o: Indicates yellowish plaque.
- atri/o: Refers to an atrium.
- isch/o: Means to hold back.
- my/o: Pertains to muscle.
- pulmon/o: Refers to lungs (note the spelling error in the original).
- rrhythm/o: Refers to rhythm.
Medical Terminology Suffixes
- -constriction: Signifies narrowing.
- -dilation: Indicates widening, stretching, or expanding.
- -emia: Refers to a blood condition.
- -graphy: Describes the process of recording.
- -lysis: Means breakdown, separation, or loosening.
- -megaly: Indicates enlargement.
- -meter: Pertains to measurement.
- -oma: Refers to a tumor or mass.
- -osis: Indicates a condition, usually abnormal.
- -plasty: Describes surgical repair.
- -sclerosis: Refers to hardening.
- -stenosis: Indicates tightening or narrowing.
- -tomy: Refers to the process of cutting.
Medical Terminology Prefixes
- a-, an-: Indicates no, not, or without.
- brady-: Signifies slow.
- de-: Denotes lack of or removal of.
- dys-: Means bad, painful, difficult, or abnormal.
- endo-: Refers to in or within.
- hyper-: Signifies above or excessive.
- hypo-: Indicates deficient or below normal.
- inter-: Refers to between.
- peri-: Means surrounding.
- tachy-: Signifies fast.
- tetra-: Refers to four.
- tri-: Indicates three.
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