Medical Vocabulary Lesson 10

amyl-

combining form

starch

angin-

combining form

choking pain, angina pectoris

aort-

combining form

aorta

arct(at)-

combining form

compressa

ather-

combining forom

[soup] fatty deposit

atri-

combining form

[entrance hall] atrium

bol-

combining form

a throwing

capill-

combining form

[hair] capillary

cirs-

combining form

dilated and twisted vein, varix

-clud-

-clus-

combining form

close

cor

cord-

combining form

heart

coron-

combining form

crown

cusp

cuspid-

combining form

point

dextr-

combining form

right (side)

-form

combining form

shape

gurgit-

gurgitat-

combining form

flood, flow

pector-

combining form

breast, chest

phleb-

combining form

vein

pulm(on)-

combining form

lung, pulmonary artery

rhythm-

combining form

[steady motion] heartbeat

sept-

combining form

wall, partition

sin-

sinus-

combining form

[curve, hollow] sinus

sinistr-

combining form

left (side)

sphygm-

combining form

pulse

stal-

stol-

combining form

send, contraction

tens(i)-

combining form

stretch

thromb-

combining form

blood clotto

top-

combining form

place

vag-

combining form

[wandering] the vagus nerve

varic-

varix

dilated and twisted vein, varix

vas-

combining form

(blood) vessel; vas deferens

ven-

combining form

vein

ventr-

combining form

belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity