Cardiovascular/Lymph System (Ch5) Flashcards by Jessica Evans

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angi/o

A

vessel (usually blood or lymph)

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aneurysm/o

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a widening, a widened blood vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arteri/o

A

artery

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ather/o

A

fatty plaque

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atri/o

A

atrium

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cardi/o, coron/o

A

heart

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electr/o

A

electric

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embol/o

A

embolus (plug)

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isch/o

A

hold back

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lymph/o

A

lymph

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phleb/o, ven/o

A

vein

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rrhythm/o

A

rhythm

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thromb/o

A

blood clot

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varic/o

A

dilated vein

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vas/o

A

vessel; vas deferens; duct

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vascul/o

A

vessel

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ventricul/o

A

ventricle (of heart or brain)

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aden/o

A

gland

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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hem/o

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blood

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my/o

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muscle

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necr/o

A

death, necrosis

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sarc/o

A

flesh (connective tissue)

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scler/o

A

hardening; sclera (white of the eye)

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-ectomy

A

excision, removal

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-lysis

A

separation; destruction; loosening

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

A

suture

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-tomy

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incision

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-cardia

A

heart condition

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-cyte

A

cell

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-pathy

A

disease

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-phagia

A

swallowing, eating

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-ectasis

A

dilation, expansion

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-emia

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blood

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-genesis

A

forming, producing, origin

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-gram

A

record, writing

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-lith

A

stone, calculus

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-lysis

A

separation; destruction; loosening

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-malacia

A

softening

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-oid

A

resembling

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-ole, -ule

A

small, minute

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-oma

A

tumor

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-osis

A

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-phobia

A

fear

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-phylaxis

A

protection

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-pnea

A

breathing

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-poiesis

A

formation, production

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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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-spasm

A

involuntary contraction, twitching

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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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-tension

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to stretch

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-therapy

A

treatment

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-um

A

structure, thing

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-version

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turning

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-al, -ic, -ary

A

pertaining to, relating to

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-ia

A

condition

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-ose

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pertaining to; sugar

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-us

A

condition; structure

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a-

A

without, not

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anti-

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against

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bi-

A

two

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brady-

A

slow

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echo-

A

a repeated sound

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endo-

A

in, within

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epi-

A

above, upon

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micro-

A

small

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peri-

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around

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tachy-

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rapid

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trans-

A

across, through

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tri-

A

three