Cardiovascular System Flashcards by Olivia Dalin

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angi/o

A

Vessel (usually blood or lymph)

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aort/o

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Aorta

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arteri/o

A

Artery

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Arteriol/o

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Arteriole

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arti/o

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Atrium

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Cardi/o

A

Heart

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Electr/o

A

Electricity

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Lip/o, lipid/o, steat/o

A

Fat

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pleb/o, ven/o

A

Vein

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Sten/o

A

Narrowing, stricture

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thromb/o

A

Blood clot

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Ventricul/o

A

Ventricle (of heart or brain)

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my/o

A

Muscle

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Scler/o

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Hardening , sclera (white of eye)

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-ectomy

A

Excision, removal

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-gen, -genesis

A

Forming, producing, origin

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-itis

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Inflammation

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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

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Heart condition

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

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-ectasis

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Dilation, expansion

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-ectomy

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Excision, removal

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-gram

A

Record, writing

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-graphy

A

Process of recording

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-logist

A

Specialist in the study of

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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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-ole, -ule

A

Small, minute

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-oma

A

Tumor

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-osis

A

Abnormal condition

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-pathy

A

Disease

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-plasty

A

Surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

A

Suture

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-rrhexis

A

Rupture

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-spasm

A

Involuntary condition, twitching

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-stenosis

A

Narrowing, stricture

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Tox/o, -toxic, toxic/o

A

Poison

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-um

A

Structure, thing

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-Art, -ic, -ior, -ous

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Pertaining to

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anti-

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Against

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Brady-

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Slow

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Endo-

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In, within

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epi-

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Above, upon

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Hyper-

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Excessive, above normal

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inter-

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Between

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micro-

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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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tri-

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Three

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