Medical Terminology - Chapter 11

Answers to terminology, cardiovascular system.

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angi/o
Vessel
angiogram - Record (x-ray) of a blood vessel.
angioplasty - Surgical repair of a blood vessel.

aort/o

aorta
aortic stenosis - Narrowing of the aorta.

arter/o, arteri/o

artery
arteriosclerosis - Harding of arteries.
arteriography - Process of recording (x-ray).
endarterectomy - Removal of the inner lining of the artery.

arther/o

yellowish plaque, fatty substance
artheroma - Collection of fatty material in an artery.
atherectomy - Removal of a fatty mass in a vessel.

arti/o

atrium, upper heart chamber
atrial - Pertaining to an upper chamber of the heart.
artioventricular - Pertaining to an atrium and ventricle (upper & lower chamber of the heart)