Medical Terminology from Head to Toe Chapter 14

-ative

pertaining to, tending to

CARD-, CARDI-

(i) heart: (ii) cardia (upper portion of the stomach)

CORD-

(i) heart: (ii) cord

ATRI-

chamber, entrance hall, atrium (chamber of the heart)

VENTRICUL-

ventricle

VALV-, VALVUL-

valve

CUSP-

point, tip, cusp

AORT-

artery, aorta

VAS-

vessel, vas

VASCUL-

vessel

ANGI-

vessel

ARTER-, ARTERI-

artery

ANEURYSM-

dilation of an artery, aneurysm

VEN-

vein

PHLEB-

vein

CAPILL-

hair, hairlike structure

CAPILLAR-

capillary

FENESTR-

window, opening, fenestra

LAX-

slack, loose

TRACT-

to pull, to draw together

STOL-, STAL-

to send, to compress

RHYTHM-, -RRHYTHM-

recurring motion, rhythm

POIE-

to make, to form

H(A)EM-, H(A)EMAT-

blood

AGOG-

bringing forth, stimulating

SANGUI-, SANGUIN-

blood

PLASM-, PLASMAT-

formed substance, plasma

SER-

watery substance, serum

DREPAN-

sickle

THROMB-

clot

KARY-

nucleus

BLAST-

immature cell

EMBOL-

insertion, stopper, plug, embolus

PHAG-

to eat, ingest

SPHYGM-, SPHYX-

pulse

LYMPH-

spring water, watery substance, lymph

SPLEN-

spleen

LIEN-

spleen

NASC-, NAT-

being born, birth

BI-

life, living (in earlier chapter, two, twice, double)

PAED, PED-

child

PUBER-, PUBERT-

coming to maturity

GER-, GERONT-

old age

SEN-

old age

PRESBY-

old age

THANAT-

death

MORT-

death