Cardiovascular System Flashcards by Cathy Phan | Brainscape

Q

angi/o, vascul/o, vas/o

A

vessel

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aort/o

A

aorta

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arteri/o

A

artery

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ather/o

A

fatty debris, fatty plaque

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atri/o

A

atrium

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cardi/o

A

heart

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coron/o

A

crown (coronary arteries)

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ech/o

A

sound

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erythr/o

A

red

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fibrin/o

A

fibrin
an insoluble protein that is produced in response to bleeding and is the major component of the blood clot.

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hem/o, hemat/o

A

blood

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isch/o

A

hold back

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leuk/o

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white

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lip/o

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fat

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macr/o

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large

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micr/o

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small

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my/o

A

muscle

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phag/o

A

eating, swallowing

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phleb/o, ven/o

A

vein

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rhythm/o

A

rhythm

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ser/o

A

serum

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tensi/o

A

tension

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thromb/o

A

clot

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valvul/o, valv/o

A

valve

Q

ven/o

A

vein

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ventricul/o

A

ventricle

Q

venul/o

A

venule, small vein

Q

brady-

A

slow

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endo-

A

within

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epi-

A

upper

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per-

A

through

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pro-

A

before

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tachy-

A

faster

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-blast

A

immature

Q

-constriction

A

contraction, make smaller

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-crit

A

separate

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-cyte

A

cell

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-cytosis

A

condition of cells

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-dilation

A

dilate, make larger

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-ectasis

A

dilation

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-emia

A

blood

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-penia

A

deficiency

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-phage

A

cell that destroys

Q

-poiesis, -poietin

A

formation

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-spasm

A

spasm or contraction

Q

-stasis

A

stoppage