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Medical Terminology Quiz 2.8
Cardiovascular Word Building
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Pharmacology
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09/09/2010
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Term
-ectomy (atherectomy)
 Definition
surgical removal (of a fatty substance)
Term
-oma (atheroma)
 Definition
tumor/growth (of fatty substance)
Term
-al (atrial)
 Definition
pertaining to (the atrium)
Term
inter- -al (interatrial)
 Definition
pertaining to between the atrium
Term
-ac (cardiac)
 Definition
pertaining to (the heart)
Term
brady- -ia (bradycardia)
 Definition
state of slow (heart)
Term
electro/o- -gram (electrocardiogram)
 Definition
record of heart's electricity
Term
-megaly (cardiomegaly)
 Definition
enlarged heart
Term
my/o -al (myocardial)
 Definition
pertaining to heart muscle
Term
-ologist (cardiologist)
 Definition
heart specialist
Term
tachy- -ia (tachycardia)
 Definition
state of fast heart
Term
-ary (coronary)
 Definition
pertaining to the heart
Term
-itis (phlebitis)
 Definition
inflammation of (a vein)
Term
-ar (vascular)
 Definition
pertaining to (a blood vessel)
Term
-ous (venous)
 Definition
pertaining to (veins)
Term
-gram (venogram)
 Definition
record (of a vein)
Term
-ar (ventricular)
 Definition
pertaining to (ventricles)
Term
-ar (ventricular)
 Definition
pertaining to (ventricles)
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