Medical Terminology Chapter 8

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What does Aneurysm/o mean?

Widened blood vessel

What does Angi, vascul/o refer to?

Vessel

What is the meaning of Aort/o?

Aorta

What does Ateri/o signify?

<p>Artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Arteriol/o refer to?

<p>Arteriole</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Atri/o mean?

<p>Atrium</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of Ather/o?

<p>Fatty plaque</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Cardi, coron/o refer to?

<p>Heart</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Electr/o signify?

<p>Electricity</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Embol/o mean?

<p>Embolus (plug)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Hemangi/o refer to?

<p>Blood vessel</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of My/o?

<p>Muscle</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Phleb, ven/o indicate?

<p>Vein</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Scler/o signify?

<p>Hardening, sclera</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of Sept/o?

<p>Septum</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Sphygm/o refer to?

<p>Pulse</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Sten/o mean?

<p>Narrowing, stricture</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Thromb/o indicate?

<p>Blood clot</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Valv, valvul/o refer to?

<p>Valve</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of Vas/o?

<p>Vessel; Vas deferens; duct</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Ventricul/o signify?

<p>Ventricle</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does -cardia mean?

<p>Heart condition</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does -gram refer to?

<p>Record, writing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of -graph?

<p>Instrument for recording</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does -graphy mean?

<p>Process of recording</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does -stenosis signify?

<p>Narrowing, stricture</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Brady- mean?

<p>Slow</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Endo- refer to?

<p>In, within</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of Extra-?

<p>Outside</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Peri- signify?

<p>Around</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Dia/trans- refer to?

<p>Across, throughout</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Terminologia Medica

  • Aneurysm/o: Referente a un vasa sanguineo dilatate.
  • Angi, vascul/o: Terminos que denota un vasa.
  • Aort/o: Relacionate con le aorta, le grande artery principal del corpo.
  • Ateri/o: Refere a un artery, vasa que transporta sanguineo away del cordio.
  • Arteriol/o: Denota un arteriole, un artery de plus pequeno calibre.
  • Atri/o: Relativo al atrio, le camera superieure del cordio.
  • Ather/o: Involucra un plaque lipidic, relevante in disordines cardiovasculares.
  • Cardi, coron/o: Terminos asociatos con le cordio, organo principal del sistema circulatorio.
  • Electr/o: Relativo a electricitate, importante in le functionamento cardiaco.
  • Embol/o: Refere a un embolus, un plug que puede obstructar circulation sanguinea.
  • Hemangi/o: Denota un vasa sanguineo, importante in le circulo sanguin.
  • My/o: Referente a musculos, importante per le motilitate del corpo.
  • Phleb, ven/o: Terminos que denota un vein, vasa que retorna sanguineo al cordio.
  • Scler/o: Associa con duritia, important in condictiones como sclerodermia.
  • Sept/o: Relativo al septum, divisorio interiore in le cordio e vasi.
  • Sphygm/o: Refere al pulso, indicante le circulation sanguinea.
  • Sten/o: Denota un restringimento, importante in patologie cardiovascular.
  • Thromb/o: Relativo a un coagulo de sanguineo, implicante in trombosis.
  • Valv, valvul/o: Denota un valva, structura que regulate le fluxu sanguineo.
  • Vas/o: Refere a un vasa; importante in le transporte de liquidos, inclusi sperma.
  • Ventricul/o: Relativo al ventriculo, le camera inferior del cordio.
  • -cardia: Indicante un condicion del cordio, como tachycardia.
  • -gram: Denota un recordo o documento, utile in diagnosicos.
  • -graph: Un instrumento pro registrar informationes, como un ecograph.
  • -graphy: Le processo de registramento, implicante imaging.
  • -stenosis: Indicante un restringimento de un vasa, significante in patologie.
  • Brady-: Prefixo que indica lentitud, vital in evaluar le frequente cardiaca.
  • Endo-: Prefixo significante "in" o "dentro", relevante in anatomia.
  • Extra-: Prefixo significante "foris", usate in referentias additivas.
  • Peri-: Indicante "cercar", usate in contextos anatomicos.
  • Dia/trans-: Significa "per" o "durante" in del fluxu sanguineo.

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