Combining Forms

amyl-

starch

angin-

choking pain, angia pectoris

aort-

aorta

ather-

[soup] fatty deposit

atri-

[entrance hall] atrium

bol-

a throwing

capill

[hair] capilary

cirs-

dilated and twisted vein, varix

-clud-, -clus-

close

cor, cord-

heart

coron-

crown

cusp, -cuspid

point

dextr-

right (side)

-form

shape

gurgit-, gurgitat-

flood, flow

pector-

breast, chest

phleb-

vein

pulm(on)-

lung, pulmonary artery

rhythm-

[steady motion] heartbeat

sept-

wall, partition

sin, sinus-

[curve, hollow] sinus

sinistr-

left (side)

sphygm-

pulse

stal-, stol-

send, contraction

tens(i)-

stretch

thromb-

blood clot

top-

place

vag-

[wandering] the vagus nerve

varic-, varix

dilated and twisted vein, varix

vas-

(blood) vessel; vas deferens

ven-

vein

ventr-

belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity

arct(at)-

compress