What does the medical terminology combining form arter- mean?

Answer 1

ARTER

Eye dialect is the use of non-standard spelling for speech to draw attention to pronunciation, often in regards to the literary technique of using non-standard spelling to approximate a pronunciation that is actually no different from the standard pronunciation but has the effect of dialectal, foreign, or uneducated speech.[1][2] This form of non-standard spelling differs from others in that a difference in spelling doesn't indicate a difference in pronunciation of a word; for example, spelling was as wuz does not indicate an unusual pronunciation but is used to suggest that a character has non-standard speech of some sort as well as to alter a reader's perception of a speaker.

Answer 2

Arteri/o is a word root for "artery" which is originally from the Greek meaning "windpipe" because arteries stay open like the windpipe does. Arteries are that part of the vascular system that travels AWAY FROM the heart. It may or may not carry oxygenized blood.

Answer 3

atri- is the medical terminology combining form meaning atrium.