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Cardiovascular system Flashcards

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cardiovascularis, -e

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cardiovascular

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cor, cordis (n.)

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heart

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endocardium, -i (n.)

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endocardium (structure within the heart)

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endocardialis, -e

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endocardial

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myocardium, -i (n.)

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myocardium (muscle structure of the heart)

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myocardialis, -e

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myocardial

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pericardium, -i (n.)

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pericardium (structure around the heart)

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pericardialis, -e

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pericardial

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valva, -ae (f.)

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valve (Roman folding door)

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valvula, -ae (f.)

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valvule (small valva)

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valvularis, -e

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valvular

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cuspis, cuspidis (f.)

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cuspid (a point)

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cuspidalis, -e

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cuspidal (pointed)

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tricuspidalis, -e

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tricuspid (three pointed)

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mitralis, -e

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mitral (from a two-pointed heat)

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semilunaris, -e

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semilunar

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ventriculus, -i (m.)

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ventricle, a small cavity

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ventricularis, -e

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ventricular

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atrium, -i (n.)

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atrium (Roman foreroom)

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atrialis, -e

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atrial

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corona, -ae; coroll/o

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corona (crown, garland)

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coronarius, -a, -um

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coronary

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truncus, -i (m.)

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trunk

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subclavius, -a, -um

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subclavian

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pulmo, pulmonis (m.)

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lung

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pulmonalis, -e

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pulmonary

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cavus, -a, -um

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hollow

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brachiocephalicus, -a, -um

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brachiocephalic

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aorta, -ae (f.)

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aorta

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aorticus, -a, -um

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aortic

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arcus, -us (m.)

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arch

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carotis, carotidis (f.)

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carotid

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caroticus, -a, -um

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carotid

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septum, -i (n.)

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septum (a wall, barrier, an enclosure)

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septalis, -e

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septal

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chorda, -ae (f.)

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cord

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tendineus, -a, -um

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tendinous

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ostium, -i (n.)

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orifice

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sanguis, sanguinis (m.)

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blood

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sanguineus, -a, -um

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blood/bloody

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vas, vasis (n.)

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vessel (receptacle, vessel)

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arteria, -ae (f.)

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artery

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arteriosus, -a, -um

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arterial

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arteriola, -ae, (f.)

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arteriole (little artery)

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vena, -ae (f.)

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vein

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venosus, -a, –um

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venous

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venula, -ae (f.)

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venule (little vein)

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capillaris, -e

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capillary

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tunica, -ae (f.)

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tunic (garment worn under a Roman toga)

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ramus, -i (m.)

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branch

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communis, -e

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common

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circumflexus, a, -um

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circumflex (to bend around)

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plexus, -us (m.)

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plexus (interwoven network of vessels or nerves), to plait, interweave

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lympha, -ae

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lymph (origin: clear water, particularly from springs)

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lymphaticus, -a, -um

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lymphatic

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lymphoideus, -a, -um

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lymphatic

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nodus, -i (m.)

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node (knot)

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tonsilla, -ae (f.)

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tonsil

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tonsillaris, -e

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tonsillar

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thymus, -i (m.)

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thymus

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thymicus, -a, -um

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thymic

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splen, splenis (m.)

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spleen

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splenicus, -a, -um

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splenic

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lien, lienis (m.)

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spleen

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lienalis, -e

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splenic

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cardi/o

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heart

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lun/o

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moon

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cresc/o

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increasing, cresent

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pariet/o

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wall

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viscer/o

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organ

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jugul/o

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jugular vein, throat

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saphen/o

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saphenous vein

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port/o

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gate, entrace

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vascul/o

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vessel (a little vessel)

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angi/o

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vessel

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phleb/o

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vein

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furc/o, furcat/o

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forking, splitting

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ret/o

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net, network

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lumin/o

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light, lumen (open space between walls of a vessel)

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sphygm/o, -sphygmia

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pulse

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rhythm/o

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rhythm

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systol/o

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contraction

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diastol/o

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expansion

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tachy-, tach/o

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quick, rapid

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brady-

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slow

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steth/o

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chest

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tens/o

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stretch

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dilat/o

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expand

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-ectasia, -ectasis

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dilated, expanded

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strict/o, string/o

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to narrow, bind, compress

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spasm/o, spasmod/o

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convulsion, spasm

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fibrill/o

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fibril, fiber

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palpit/o

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sensation of rapid beating of the heart

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angin/o

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angina pectoris, choking, chest pain

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ather/o

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fatty plaque

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scler/o

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hard

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isch/o

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hold back

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coarct/o, coarctat/o

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to confine

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varic/o

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swollen, tortuous vein

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aneurysm/o

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abnormal widening of a vessel

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eury-

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wide

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clus/o, clud/o

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shut, closed off

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claudic/o

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limping

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phor/o, -phor, -phore

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to bear, convey

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lat/o

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to bear, convey

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sanguin/o

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blood

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hem/o, hemat/o, -emia

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blood

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plasm/o, -plasm

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fluid portion of blood (plasma), something formed or shaped

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plast/o, -plast, -plasia

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formed, molded; forming cell or organelle; condition of formation, growth

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ser/o

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fluid left over after blood clotting (blood serum), a watery fluid

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-poiesis

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to make, produce

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blast/o, -blast

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embryonic cell, formative cell or layer, bud or shoot

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cyt/o, -cyte

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cell

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thromb/o

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clot

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erythr/o

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red, red blood cell

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leuk/o, leuc/o

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white, white blood cell

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reticul/o

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net, network

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granul/o

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granule

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corpuscul/o

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corpuscle, small mass or body

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glob/o, globul/o

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ball, sphere

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morph/o

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shape, form

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nucle/o, kary/o

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center of cell (nucleus), nut, kernel

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kary/o

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center of cell (nucleus), nut, kernel

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neutr/o

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neutral, neither

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bas/o, basi/o

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base, foundation, step, a walking

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eosin/o

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red dyes used in histology (eosine)

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eos/o, eo-

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dawn, early, morning red

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phil/o, -phil, -phile

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attraction, love

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lymph/o, lymphat/o

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lymph, water

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nod/o

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node (lymph), swollen, knot-like

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aden/o

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glands

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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coagul/o

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thickening of liquid into gel or solid, particularly blood

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fibr/o

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fiber

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bubon/o

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swollen lymph node(s)

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crit/o, -crit

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separate, decide

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cras/o, -crasia

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mixture, temperament

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micr/o

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small

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macr/o

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large, long

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anis/o

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unequal

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poikil/o

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irregular, varied, spotted, mottled

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acanth/o

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thorn, spine, spiny

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echin/o

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spiny

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ple/o, plei/o, pli/o

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more, increased

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tox/o

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poison, bow and arrow

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septic/o

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sepsis

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–rrhagia, -rrhage, –rrhagy

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rupture with profuse discharge of a fluid (typically blood)

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rhagad/o

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tear, fissure, cleft

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-penia

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decrease, deficiency

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mega-, megal/o, -megaly

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enlargement, large

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-staxis

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dripping oozing

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stas/o, stat/o, -stasis

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standing, stoppage, cause to stand

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-stat

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device for stopping, ceasing something

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embol/o

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moving clot in blood (embolus), an interjection

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thromb/o

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clot

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edemat/o, -edema

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swelling

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fus/o

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pouring, melting

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pleth/o, plethysm/o

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excess, overfullness

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immun/o

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free from, safe

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