Meaning
rootaort/o
aorta
GreekCardiovascular
Terms built from aort/o
One term in the TermDecode library uses this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with aort/o marked.
- aortic stenosisaort/o + -stenosisNarrowing of the aortic valve opening that restricts blood flow from the heart to the aorta.
aort/o decoded step by step
One library term, read one part at a time.
- The root aort/o means “aorta”.
- The suffix -ic means “pertaining to”.
- The root stenosis means “narrowing”.
- Together: Narrowing of the aortic valve opening that restricts blood flow from the heart to the aorta.
Parts that combine with aort/o
Word parts that appear alongside aort/o in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other examples
Words that use aort/o but do not yet have their own page in the library.
aorticaortography
More cardiovascular roots and combining forms
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