Ch14: Heart, blood, lymph, spleen Flashcards
-ative
pertaining to, tending to
CARD-/CARDI-
heart OR cardia (upper portion of stomach)
CORD-
heart OR cord
ATRI-
chamber, entrance hall OR atrium
VENTRICUL-
ventricle
VALV-/VALVUL-
valve
CUSP-
point, tip OR cusp (chewing surface of a tooth)
AORT-
artery, aorta
VAS-
vessel, vas (vessel, channel, duct that carries liquid)
VASCUL-
vessel
ANGI-
vessel
ARTER-/ARTERI-
artery
ANEURYSM-
dilation OR dilation of an artery, aneurysm
VEN-
vein
PHLEB-
vein
CAPILL-
capillary OR hair, hairlike structure
FENESTR-
window OR opening, fenestra
LAX-
slack, loose
TRACT-
to pull, to draw together
STOL-/STAL-
to send, compress
RHYTHM-/-RRHYTHM-
recurring motion, rhythm
POIE-
to make, to form
HEM-/HAEM-/HEMAT-/HAEMAT-
blood
-hemia/-haemia
condition of the blood
AGOG-
bringing forth, stimulating
-agogue
smth that stimulates or promotes a flow
SANGUI-/SANGUIN-
blood
PLASM-/PLASMAT-
formed substance, plasma
SER-
watery substance, serum
DREPAN-
sickle
THROMB-
clot
KARY-
nucleus
BLAST-
immature cell
EMBOL-
insertion, stopper, plug OR embolus/emboli (any mass of substance that could block a bodily vessel)
PHAG-
to eat, to ingest
-phage
thing that devours
SPHYGM-/SPHYX-
pulse
LYMPH-
spring water, watery substance, lymph
SPLEN-
spleen
LIEN-
spleen
-blast
immature cell
-phagia/-phagy
condition of eating
-poiesis
making, formation
NASC-/NAT-
being born, birth
PAED-
child
PED-
child OR foot
PUBER-/PUBERT-
coming to maturity
GER-/GERONT-
old age
SEN-
old age
PRESBY-
old age
THANAT-
death
MORT-
death, dead