Glossary

Brady-

Slow

Endo-

Within

Epi-

Upon, over, above, on top

Inter-

Between

Peri-

Around

Tachy,

Rapid, fast

Tetra-

Four

Angi/o, angin/o

Blood vessel

Aorta/o

Aorta

Arter/o, arteri/o

Artery

Anther/o

Fat

Atri/o

Atrium

Card/o, cardi/o

Heart

Coron/o

Crown, circle, heart

Cyan/o

Blue

Ech/o

To bounce, sound

Electr/o

Electricity

Embol/o

A plug

Hemorrh/o

Likely to bleed

Isch/o

To hold back, deficiency

Man/o

Thin

My/o, myos/o

Muscle

Pector/o

Chest

Phleb/o

Vein

Pulmon/o

Lung

Rhythm/o

Repetition, rhythm

Scler/o

Thick, hard; sclera

Sept/o

Wall, partition

Sphygm/o

Pulse

Sten/o

Narrowness, constriction

Steth/o

Chest

Tens/o

Pressure

Thromb/o

Clot

Valvul/o

Little valve

Varic/o

Dilated vein

Vas/o

Blood vessel

Vascul/o

Small blood vessel

Ven/o

Vein

Ventricul/o

Little belly, cavity, ventricle

Ac

Pertaining to

Ary

Pertaining to

Is

Pertaining to

Apheresis

Removal

Dynia

Pain

Graph

Instrument for recording

Lytic

Pertaining to loosen

Magaly

Abnormally large

Rrhexis

Rupture

Sis

State of

Stomy

Surgical creation of an opening