Cardiovascular System word Parts ROOTS Flashcards

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1
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Angi/o, Vas/o

A

Vessel

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2
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Aort/o

A

Aorta

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3
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Arteri/o

A

Artery

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4
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Artri/o

A

Artrium (atria)

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5
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Ather/o

A

Yellow, fatty plaque

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6
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Cardi/o

A

heart

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7
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cav/o

A

Hollow; cavity; cave

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8
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Coron/o

A

Heart/crown

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9
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Cusp/o

A

point

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10
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Duct/o

A

to lead; carry

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11
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Ech/o

A

sound wave

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12
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Erythr/o

A

red

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13
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fibrill/o

A

small fiber

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14
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Hemat/o

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blood

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15
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Interstitu

A

spaces within tissues

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16
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Leuk/o

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white

17
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Lip/o

A

fat

18
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Lun/o

A

moon

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Man/o

A

Pressure

20
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Medi/a; medi/o

A

middle

21
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My/o

A

muscle

22
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Orth/o

A

straight

23
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Ox/o

A

O2

24
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Pariet/o

A

wall

25
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Pept/o

A

Amino Acid

26
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Phleb/o, Ven/a; Ven/o

A

Vein

27
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Pulmon/o; Pneumon/o

A

Lung

28
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Scler/o

A

Hard

29
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Sin/o

A

Sinus

30
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Son/o

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Sound

31
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Sphygm/o

A

pulse

32
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Sten/o

A

Narrow

33
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Throph/o

A

Nourishment; growth

34
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Tom/o

A

section; slice

35
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Vascul/o

A

Blood Vessel

36
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Ventricul/o

A

Ventricle

37
Q

Viscer/o

A

internal organs

38
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Lymph/o

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