Cardiovascular System - D&C Combining Forms Flashcards

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1
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isch/o-

A

keep back; block

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angin/o-

A

angina

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3
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idi/o-

A

unknown; individual

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path/o-

A

disease; suffering

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congest/o-

A

accumulation of fluid

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compens/o-

A

counterbalance; compensate

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7
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peripher/o-

A

outer aspects

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8
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infarct/o-

A

area of dead tissue

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necr/o-

A

dead cells, tissue, or body

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card/i-

A

heart

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regurgitat/o-

A

flow backward

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12
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coarct/o-

A

pressed together

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13
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tetr/a-

A

four

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pat/o-

A

to be open

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15
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tampon/o-

A

stop up

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rheumat/o-

A

watery discharge

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vegetat/o-

A

growth

18
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sten/o-

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narrowness; constriction

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rrhythm/o-

A

rhythm

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fibrill/o-

A

muscle fiber; nerve fiber

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contract/o-

A

pull together

22
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ventricul/o-

A

ventricle (lower heart chamber; chamber int he brain)

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palpit/o-

A

to throb

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dissect/o-

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to cut apart

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aneurysm/o-

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aneurysm (dilation)

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arteri/o-

A

artery

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scler/o-

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hard; sclera (white of the eye)

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ather/o-

A

soft, fatty substance

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atheromat/o-

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fatty deposit or mass

30
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lipid/o-

A

lipid (fat)

31
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cholesterol/o-

A

cholesterol

32
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triglycerid/o-

A

triglyceride

33
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tens/o-

A

pressure; tension

34
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orth/o-

A

straight

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stat/o-

A

standing still; staying in one place

36
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fus/o-

A

pouring

37
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claudicate/o-

A

limping pain

38
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phleb/o-

A

vein

39
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thromb/o-

A

thrombus (blood clot)

40
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varic/o-

A

varix; varicose vein