arteri-
English
Etymology
Either from the Latin artēria or directly from its etymon, the Ancient Greek ἀρτηρία (artēría, “trachea”, “artery”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ärtîʹrĭ, IPA(key): /ɑːˈtɪəɹɪ/
- (US) enPR: ärtîʹri, IPA(key): /ɑɹˈtɪɹi/
Prefix
arteri-
Derived terms
artery
- arteriocapillary
- arterio-contractile (physiology, obsolete)
- arteriogram (medicine)
- arteriography →
- arteriographic (medicine) →
- arteriohepatic
- arteriology (anatomy, rare)
- arterio-muscular (rare)
- arteriosclerosis (medicine)
- arteriosclerotic (medicine)
- arteriospasm
- arteriovenous (medicine) →
- arteriovenous anastomosis (medicine and physiology)
- endarteriectomy (surgery)
- thrombendarteriectomy (surgery)
Related terms
terms ultimately deriving from ἀρτηρία (artēria, “trachea”, “artery”) but not formed with this prefix
- arteriac (obsolete)
- arteriacal (obsolete, rare)
- arterial →
- arterialize (medicine) →
- arteriole (anatomy) →
- arteriolar (anatomy)
- arteriose (medicine, obsolete, rare)
- arteriotomy (medicine) →
- arteriotomist (obsolete, rare)
- arterious (medicine, now rare and historical) →
- arterious duct (obsolete)
- arteritis (medicine) →
- arteritic (medicine)
- endarteritis (pathology) →
- endarteritic
- artery (chiefly medicine) →
- arterize (obsolete, rare) →
- arterizing (obsolete, rare)
- artery-clogging
- asper artery (anatomy, obsolete)
- rough artery (anatomy)
- sharp artery (anatomy, obsolete)
- arterize (obsolete, rare) →
References
- “arterio-, comb. form” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Sept. 2008]
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