Verified corpus entry

arteriosclerosis

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Morphology rail

Construction: Combining form arteri/o, artery; Suffix -sclerosis, hardening; reconstructs arteriosclerosis.

  1. 01C/F / Combining form

    arteri/o

    Surface: arterio

    artery

  2. 02SUF / Suffix

    -sclerosis

    Surface: sclerosis

    hardening

arteriosclerosis

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A source-cited word-part teaching record for arteriosclerosis.

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  1. Source 1

    Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 9 - Cardiovascular System Terminology

    National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing

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  2. Source 2

    Download MeSH Data

    National Library of Medicine

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  3. Source 3

    Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean

    National Library of Medicine, NIH

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