CHAPTER 10: EXERCISE 1

1.    ana-/PHYLAC-/-sis: an allergic reaction

to an antigen
 
2.    ANEURYSM-/-o-/RRHAPH-/-y: surgical
closure of the sac of an aneurysm
 
3.    ANGIN-/-oid: similar to angina (esp.
angina pectoris)
 
4.    ANGI-/-o-/TEL-/ec-/TA-/-sis: dilation of
terminal arterioles
5.    AORT-/ARCT-/-ia: narrowing of the aorta
 
6.    AORT-/-ic a-/TRES-/-ia: congenital
closure of the aortic valvular opening
into the aorta

7. ATHER-/-omat-/-osis: generalised
atheromatous* disease of the arteries
(*pertaining to fatty degeneration or
thickening of the walls of the larger
arteries)

 
8.    a-/TRES-/-ic: pertaining to a congenital
absence or closure of a normal body
opening

9. ATRI-/-o-/VENTR-/-i-/cul-/-ar:
pertaining to both the atrium and the
ventricle

10.    BLAST-/-o-/LY-/-sis: destruction of an

embryonic germ cell

11. BRADY-/TACHY-/CARDI-/-a: increased

heart rate alternating with slow rate

 
12. CAPILL-/-ar/ec-/TA-/-sia: distension
(dilation) of capillary (hairlike) vessels

13. CARDI-/-o-/GEN-/-ic: originating in the

heart

14. CIRS-/ec-/TOM-/-y: excision of a portion

of a varicose vein

15. co-/ARCTAT-/-ion: compression of the

walls of a vessel
 
16. CORD-/-ate: shaped like a heart

17. CORON-/-ary oc-/-CLUS-/-ion:

obstruction of a coronary vessel

18. em-/BOL-/-o-/THERAP-/-y: therapeutic

occlusion of a blood vessel

19. EOS-/-in/-o-/PEN-/-ia: an (an abnormally

small number of eosinophilic (= staining
readily with eosin dye) granulocytes in the blood

 
 

 
 
20. extra-/VAS-/-ation: the escape of fluids
into the surrounding tissue

21. GLYC-/-o-/SIAL-/-o-/RRHOE-/-a: excessive

secretion of saliva containing glucose
 
22. GRANUL-/-o-/POIE-/-sis: production of
granulocytes
 
23. HAEM-/-o-/GLOBIN-/-o-/CHOL-/-ia :
haemoglobin in the bile
 
24. hyper-/EOS-/-in/-o-/PHIL-/-ia: a large number,
or abnormal increase in the
number, of eosinophils in the blood

25. hyper-/LIP-/-(o)id-/-AEM-/-ia: an increase

in lipids (fatty substances) in the blood
 
26. IMMUN-/-o-/de-/FIC-/-ien(t)-/-cy: a
condition resulting from a defective
immune mechanism
 
27. KARY-/-o-/PHAG-/-e: a parasite that
destroys the nucleus of a cell
 
28. LYMPH-/ANGI-/-o-/GRAM: a radiograph
of the lymphatic vessels and nodes
29. LYMPH-/-o-/GRANUL-/-omat-/-osis:
infectious granuloma of the lymph
vessels

30. LYMPH-/-o-/STA-/-sis: stoppage of the

flow of lymph
 
31. MON-/-o-/CYT-/-osis: excessive amount
of monocytes in the blood
 
32. MYEL-/-o-/BLAST: immature bone
marrow cell that develops into a
myelocyte
  
33. MY-/-o-/CARDI-/-al: concerning the
myocardium (heart muscle)
 
34. PAPILL-/-oma: benign tumour forming a
growth on the surface of the skin or a
mucous membrane

35. PECTOR-/ALG-/-ia: neuralgic pain in the

chest
 
36. peri-/CARDI-/-o-/STOM-/-y: formation of
an opening into the pericardium for
drainage
 
37. PHLEB-/-o-/MY-/-omat-/-osis: thickening
of the tissue of a vein from an
overgrowth of muscular fibres

38. PLASM-/-o-/PTY-/-sis: escape of

cytoplasm from a cell

39. POLY-/CYT-/HAEM-/-ia: an excess of red

blood cells
 
40. SEPT-/-o-/STOM-/-y: surgical formation
of an opening in the septum
 
41. SINUS-/-oid: resembling a sinus
 
42. SPHYGM-/-o-/SCOP-/-e: an instrument
for showing the heart’s movements or
pulsations for arteries and veins

43. THROMB-/-o-/CYT-/HAEM-/-ia: a condition

where the number of platelets in the blood is
above the upper limit of the normal range
 
44. THROMB-/-o-/LYMPH-/ANG(I)-/-itis:
inflammation of a lymphatic vessel due
to obstruction by thrombin formation
 
45. THYM-/ELC-/-osis: ulceration of the
thymus gland
 
46. THYR-/-o-/TROP-/-ism: affinity for the
thyroid

47. VALV-/-ul-/-o-/PLAST-/-y: plastic surgery

on a valve, especially a cardiac (heart)
valve
 
48. VALV-/-ul-/-o-/TOM-/-e: an instrument for
incising a valve
 
49. VARIC-/-o-/PHLEB-/-itis: inflammation of
a vein combined with varicose veins
 
50. VAS-/-o-/hyper-/TON-/-ic:
1) causing constriction of the blood vessels
2) A substance that constricts or narrows the
blood vessels

51. VEN-/-o-/TOM-/-y: incision of a vein

 
52. VENTR-/-i-/-cul-/-o-/PLAST-/-y: a surgical
procedure to repair a defect of one of the
ventricles of the heart
 
53. VENTR-/-o-/PT-/-osis: downward
displacement of the stomach
 CHAPTER 10: EXERCISE 2
1. angioscopy: procedure for visualising the
interior of a blood vessel
2. angiospasm: spasmodic contraction of
blood vessels
3. angiostenosis: narrowing of a vessel
4. arteriorrhexis: rupture of an artery
5. arteriosclerosis: a disease marked by
thickening andhardening of arterial
walls
 6.  bradycardia: a slow heartbeat
7.  cardiodynia: pain in the region of the
heart
8. cardiomegaly: enlargement of the
heart
9. cardiovalvulitis: inflammation of the
heart valves
10. haemophilia: a blood disease
marked by prolonged coagulation
time
11. haemostasis: an arrest of bleeding or of
blood circulation

12. hypertension: (1) a greater than normal

tension or tonus (2) having higher than
normal blood pressure

13. hypotension: (1) a deficiency in tonus

or tension (2) having a lower than
normal blood pressure
 
14. ischaemia: a local or temporary
deficiency of blood supply due to
obstruction of blood flow
15. lymphadenitis: an inflammation of the
lymph nodes

16. lymphoma: a usually malignant

lymphoid neoplasm

17. myocarditis: inflammation of the myo-

cardium

18. tachycardia: an abnormal rapidity of

heart action
 
19. thrombophilia: a tendency to form
blood clots

20. vasodilator:
(1) causing relaxation of blood vessels
(2) a nerve or a drug that dilates blood
vessels
CHAPTER 10: EXERCISE 6
Mediastinum is the singular form
and mediastina is the plural
CHAPTER 10: EXERCISE 10
paries, (pl. parietes): a wall

The enveloping wall of any structure;

applied especially to hollow organs
CHAPTER 10: EXERCISE 10
Parietal: pertaining to or forming the wall
of a cavity

1. Parietal bone: one of two bones that

form the roof and sides of the skull
2. Parietal cell: large cell on the margin of the peptic glands of
the stomach
CHAPTER 10: EXERCISE 11
Pector: chest

Pectinate: having teeth like a comb

(Synonym: pectiniform)

Pectinate muscle: a muscle on the inner surface of the right atrium of

the heart, giving it a ridged appearance
CHAPTER 10: EXERCISE 12
Crista, (pl. cristae)
1. A crest or ridge

2. A projection of the inner wall of a

mitochondrion into its fluid-filled cavity

3. Crista ampullaris: a localised thickening

of the membrane lining the ampullae of
the semicircular canals
CHAPTER 10: EXERCISE 12
4. Crista galli: ridge on the ethmoid bone
to which the falx cerebri is attached

5. Crista lacrimalis posterior: vertical ridge

on the lateral surface of the lacrimal
bone

6. Crista spiralis: ridge on the spiral

lamina of the cochlea