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Medical Terminolgy
Lesson 10 Cardio
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
10/26/2008
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Term
amyl-
 Definition
amylon - starch
Term
angin-
 Definition
angina - choking pain, angina pectoris
Term
aort-
 Definition
aorte - aorta
Term
arct-....arctat-
 Definition
arctare, arctatus - compress
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ather-
 Definition
athere - (soup) fatty deposit
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atri-
 Definition
atrium - (entrance hall) atrium
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bol-
 Definition
bole - a throwing
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capill
 Definition
capillus - (hair) capillary
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cirs-
 Definition
kirsos - dilated and twisted vein, varix **Same as Varix- or Varix**
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-clud-....-clus-
 Definition
claudere, clausus - close
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cor...cord-
 Definition
cor, cordis - heart
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coron-
 Definition
corona - crown
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cusp...-cuspid
 Definition
cuspis, cuspidis - point
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dextr-
 Definition
dexter - right (side)
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-form
 Definition
forma - shape
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gurgit-...gurgitat-
 Definition
gurgitare, gurgitatus - flood, flow
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pector-
 Definition
petus, pectoris - breast, chest
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phleb-
 Definition
phleps, phlebos - vein
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pulm-...pulmon-
 Definition
pulmo, pulmonis - lung, pulmonary artery
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rhythm-
 Definition
rhythmos - (steady motion) heartbeat
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sept-
 Definition
saeptum - wall, partition
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sin-...sinus-
 Definition
sinus - (curve, hollow) sinus
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sinistr-
 Definition
sinister - left (side)
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sphygm-
 Definition
sphygmos - pulse
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stal-...stol-
 Definition
stellein - send, contraction
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tens-...tensi-
 Definition
tendere, tensus - stretch
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thromb-
 Definition
thrombos - blood clot
Term
top-
 Definition
topos - place
Term
vag-
 Definition
vagus - (wandering) the vagus nerve
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varic-...varix
 Definition
varix, varicis - dilated and twisted vein, varix **Same as CIRS-**
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vas-
 Definition
vas - (blood) vessel, vas deferens
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ven-
 Definition
vena - vein
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ventr-
 Definition
venter, ventris - belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity
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