Ch6 Word Parts: Root Words Flashcards
1
Q
angi/o
A
blood (vessel)
2
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aort/o
A
aorta; largest artery
3
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
4
Q
arteriol/o
A
arteriole (small artery)
5
Q
ather/o
A
plaque; fatty buildup
6
Q
bol/o
A
cast; throw
7
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
8
Q
coagul/o
A
coagulation; clotting
9
Q
constrict/o
A
narrowing
10
Q
coron/o
A
heart
11
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
12
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dilat/o
A
to enlarge or expand
13
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
14
Q
lumin/o
A
light
15
Q
my/o
A
muscle
16
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
17
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
18
Q
rhythm/o
A
rhythm; heartbeat
19
Q
sept/o
A
wall; partition
20
Q
son/o
A
sound
21
Q
sphygm/o
A
pulse
22
Q
systol/o
A
contraction
23
Q
tens/o
A
stretched; strained
24
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thromb/o
A
clot
25
tom/o
to cut
26
vas/o
vessel; duct
27
ven/i, ven/o
vein
28
ventricul/o
ventricle
29
venul/o
venule (small vein)
