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Medical Terminology: A List of Prefixes and Suffixes and Their Definitions, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

A list of medical terms, specifically the prefixes and suffixes used in medical terminology and their definitions. The terms cover various aspects of anatomy, physiology, and conditions, including aorta, atrium, arm, heart, cholesterol, mucus, oxygen, pericardium, vein, rhythm, pulse, chest, clot, vessel, valve, ventricle, aorta, cause, blood, without, two, reflected sound, deficient, excessive, between, slow, within, fast, surrounding, many, enlargement, surgical repair, hardening, tightening, process of cutting, breakdown, blood condition, inflammation, narrowing, record, removal, study of, controlling, atrioventricular, blood pressure, coronary artery bypass grafting, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, hypertension, sinoatrial, shortness of breath, and myocardial infarction.

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TERM 1
aneurysm/o
DEFINITION 1
Aneurysm
TERM 2
arter/o arteri/o
DEFINITION 2
Artery
TERM 3
ather/o
DEFINITION 3
Yellowish plaque
TERM 4
atri/o
DEFINITION 4
Atrium
TERM 5
brachi/o
DEFINITION 5
Arm
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aneurysm/o

Aneurysm

TERM 2

arter/o arteri/o

DEFINITION 2

Artery

TERM 3

ather/o

DEFINITION 3

Yellowish plaque

TERM 4

atri/o

DEFINITION 4

Atrium

TERM 5

brachi/o

DEFINITION 5

Arm

cardi/o coron/o

Heart

TERM 7

cholesterol/o

DEFINITION 7

Cholesterol

TERM 8

myx/o

DEFINITION 8

mucus

TERM 9

ox/o

DEFINITION 9

Oxygen

TERM 10

pericardi/o

DEFINITION 10

Pericardium

vas/o angi/o

Vessel

TERM 17

valvul/o valv/o

DEFINITION 17

Valve

TERM 18

ventricul/o

DEFINITION 18

Ventricle

TERM 19

aort/o

DEFINITION 19

Aorta

TERM 20

eti/o

DEFINITION 20

Cause

hem/o

Blood

TERM 22

a-

DEFINITION 22

Without

TERM 23

bi-

DEFINITION 23

Two

TERM 24

echo-

DEFINITION 24

Reflected sound

TERM 25

hypo-

DEFINITION 25

Deficient

peri-

Surrounding

TERM 32

poly-

DEFINITION 32

Many

TERM 33

-megaly

DEFINITION 33

Enlargement

TERM 34

-plasty

DEFINITION 34

Surgical repair

TERM 35

-sclerosis

DEFINITION 35

Hardening

-stenosis

Tightening

TERM 37

-tomy

DEFINITION 37

Process of cutting

TERM 38

-lysis

DEFINITION 38

Breakdown

TERM 39

-emia

DEFINITION 39

Blood condition

TERM 40

-itis

DEFINITION 40

Inflammation

AV

Atrioventricular

TERM 47

BP

DEFINITION 47

Blood Pressure

TERM 48

CABG

DEFINITION 48

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

TERM 49

CAD

DEFINITION 49

Coronary Artery Disease

TERM 50

CHF

DEFINITION 50

Congestive Heart Failure

CPR

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

TERM 52

HTN

DEFINITION 52

Hypertension

TERM 53

SA

DEFINITION 53

Sinoatrial

TERM 54

SOB

DEFINITION 54

Shortness of Breath

TERM 55

MI

DEFINITION 55

Myocardial Infarction