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?

Artery Signup and view all the answers

What does Arteriol/o refer to?

Arteriole Signup and view all the answers

What does Atri/o mean?

Atrium Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of Ather/o?

Fatty plaque Signup and view all the answers

What does Cardi, coron/o refer to?

Heart Signup and view all the answers

What does Electr/o signify?

Electricity Signup and view all the answers

What does Embol/o mean?

Embolus (plug) Signup and view all the answers

What does Hemangi/o refer to?

Blood vessel Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of My/o?

Muscle Signup and view all the answers

What does Phleb, ven/o indicate?

Vein Signup and view all the answers

What does Scler/o signify?

Hardening, sclera Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of Sept/o?

Septum Signup and view all the answers

What does Sphygm/o refer to?

Pulse Signup and view all the answers

What does Sten/o mean?

Narrowing, stricture Signup and view all the answers

What does Thromb/o indicate?

Blood clot Signup and view all the answers

What does Valv, valvul/o refer to?

Valve Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of Vas/o?

Vessel; Vas deferens; duct Signup and view all the answers

What does Ventricul/o signify?

Ventricle Signup and view all the answers

What does -cardia mean?

Heart condition Signup and view all the answers

What does -gram refer to?

Record, writing Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of -graph?

Instrument for recording Signup and view all the answers

What does -graphy mean?

Process of recording Signup and view all the answers

What does -stenosis signify?

Narrowing, stricture Signup and view all the answers

What does Brady- mean?

Slow Signup and view all the answers

What does Endo- refer to?

In, within Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of Extra-?

Outside Signup and view all the answers

What does Peri- signify?

Around Signup and view all the answers

What does Dia/trans- refer to?

Across, throughout Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

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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