exam 2 med terms

aneurysm/o

widening, widened blood vessel

arteri/o

artery

ather/o

fatty plaque

embol/o

embolus (plug)

hem/o

blood

isch/o

to hold back; block

phleb/o

vein

ven/o

vein

thromb/o

blood clot

varic/o

dilated vein

vas/o

vessel; vas defrens; duct

vascul/o

vessel

ventricul/o

ventricle (of the heart or brain)

angi/o

vessel (usually blood or lymph)

aort/o

aorta

atri/o

atrium

arteriol/o

arteriole

cardi/o

heart

cerebr/o

cerebrum

coron/o

heart

-cardia

heart condition

-gram

record or writing

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

process of recording

-stenosis

narrowing or stricture

-um

structure or thing

aden/o

gland

agglutin/o

clumping or gluing

immun/o

immune or immunity or safe

lymph/o

lymph

lymphaden/o

lymph gland (node)

lymphangi/o

lymph vessel

phag/o

swallowing or eating

spleen/o

spleen

thym/o

thymus gland

-phylaxis

protection

my/o

muscle

necr/o

death or necrosis

rrhythm/o

rhythm

sarc/o

flesh (connective tissue)

scler/o

hardening; sclera (white of the eye)

-al

pertaining to or relating to

-ic

pertaining to or relating to

-ary

pertaining to or relating to

-cyte

cell

-ectasis

dilation or expansion

-ectomy

excision or removal

-emia

blood

-genesis

forming or producing or origin

-ia

condition

-lith

stone or calculus

-lysis

separation; destruction; loosening

-malacia

enlargement

-oid

resembling

-ole

small or minute

-ule

small or minute

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

-pathy

disease

-phobia

fear

-plasty

surgical repair

-pnea

breathing

-poiesis

formation or production

-rrhaphy

suture

-spasm

involuntary contraction or twitching

-rrhexis

rupture

-tension

to stretch

-therapy

treatment

-tomy

incision

-us

condition or structure

-version

turning

a-

without or not

anti-

against

bi-

two

brady-

slow

echo-

a repeated sound

endo-

in or within

epi-

above or upon

micro-

small

peri-

around

tachy-

rapid

trans-

across or through

tri-

three

cyst/o

bladder

vesic/o

bladder

glomerul/o

glomerulus

meat/o

opening or meatus

nephr/o

kidney

ren/o

kidney

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ur/o

urine or urinary tract

urin/o

urine or urinary tract

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

-emia

blood condition

-iasis

abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

-pexy

fixation (of an organ)

-ptosis

prolapse or downward displacement

-tripsy

crushing

-uria

urine