Medical Terminology Chapter 6 Flashcards

Combining Forms in Medical Terminology

• Angi/o: Refers to blood vessels; indicates conditions like swelling of a vessel.
• Vas/o: Also denotes vessels; used in contexts involving suturing of a vessel.
• Aort/o: Pertains specifically to the aorta; relevant in conditions like narrowing (stricture) of the aorta.
• Anteri/o: Relates to arteries; often associated with abnormal hardening conditions of arteries.
• Arther/o: Indicates thick or fatty substances; used to describe conditions like thick, fatty tumors.

Cardiac and Circulatory Terms

• Arti/o: Concerns the atria of the heart; linked to both atria and ventricle conditions.
• Cardi/o: Refers to the heart; relevant in conditions like rapid heart rate (tachycardia).
• Coron/o: Related to the electrical activity of the heart; significant in recording heart electricity (electrocardiogram).

Blood and Vein Terms

• Hem/o: Represents blood; used in contexts like destruction of blood.
• Hemat/o: Another term for blood; associated with conditions like vomiting blood (hematemesis).
• Phleb/o: Focuses on veins; indicates conditions such as vein rupture.
• Ven/o: Specifically pertains to veins; used when discussing obstructive conditions like stopping of a vein.

Thrombosis and Valvular Terms

• Thromb/o: Relates to clots (thrombus); indicates inflammation accompanied by clot presence in veins.
• Valv/o: Refers to valves; often involves surgical procedures such as incision into a valve.
• Valvul/o: Related to blood vessels generally; indicates the creation or formation of blood vessels.
• Ventricul/o: Pertains to ventricles in the heart; used in contexts like openings into a ventricle.