med terms chapter5&6

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

ather/o

fatty plaque

angi/o

vessel

Brady-

slow

-emia

blood condition

cardi/o

heart

-crasia

mixture, bad condition of blood

erythr/o

red blood cell

ven/o

vein

Leuko

white

phleb/o

vein

Tachy-

fast, rapid

thromb/o

clot

hem/o

blood

Anti-

against

phag/o

eat, swallow

lymphaden/o

lymph node

lymphangi/o

lymph vessel

tox/o

poison

sarc/o

flesh, connective tissue

-plasm

formation, growth, development

immun/o

immune, protection

splen/o

spleen

onc/o

tumor, mass

lapar/o

abdomen, abdominal wall

albumin/o

albumin (protein)

calc/i

calcium

creatin/o

creatinine (waste product, kidney function)

glycos/o

sugar, glucose

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

hemat/o

blood

-graphy

process of recording

son/o

sound

-scopy

visual exam with scope

radi/o

radiation, x-rays

-scope

instrument for viewing