Chapter 11 : Cardiovascular System - Language of Medicine Complete Newest Version
Chapter 11 : Cardiovascular System - Language of Medicine Complete Newest Version angi/o - ANS vessel angiogram - ANS angi / o / gram Record (x-ray) of a blood vessel. angioplasty - ANS angi / o / plasty Surgical repair of a blood vessel. aort/o - ANS aorta aortic stenosis - ANS aort / ic sten / o / sis Narrowing of the aorta. arter/o - ANS artery arteri/o - ANS artery arteriosclerosis - ANS arteri / o / scler / o / sis Hardening of the arteries. arterial anastomosis - ANS arteri/al ana/stom/o/sis Surgical connection between arteries. From the Greek 'anastomoien,' "providing a mouth." arteriography - ANS arteri/o/graph/y Process of recording (x-ray) arteries after injecting contrast material. endarterectomy - ANS end/arter/ectomy Removal of the inner lining of the artery (when it is filled with plaque). ather/o - ANS yellowish plaque, fatty substance (Greek 'athere' means porridge). atheroma - ANS ather/oma Collection of fatty material in an artery. The suffix -oma means mass or collection. Atheromas are collections of plaque that protrude into the lumen (opening) of an artery, weakening the muscle lining.
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