Chapter 10 Flashcards
1
Q
angi/o
A
vessel (usually refers to blood vessel)
2
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
3
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
4
Q
atri/o
A
atrium
5
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
6
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph, lymph gland
7
Q
phleb/o, ven/o
A
vein
8
Q
plasm/o
A
plasm
9
Q
splen/o (Note: only one e in the word root for spleen)
A
spleen
10
Q
thym/o
A
thymus gland
11
Q
valv/o, valvul/o
A
valve
12
Q
ventricul/o
A
ventricle
13
Q
ather/o
A
yellowish, fatty plaque
14
Q
ech/o
A
sound
15
Q
electr/o
A
electricity, electrical activity
16
Q
isch/o
A
deficiency, blockage
17
Q
therm/o
A
heat
18
Q
thromb/o
A
clot
19
Q
brady-
A
slow
20
Q
tachy-
A
fast, rapid
21
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
22
Q
-apheresis
A
removal
23
Q
-crit
A
to separate
24
Q
-graph
A
instrument used to record
25
Q
-odynia
A
pain
26
Q
-penia
A
abnormal reduction in number
27
Q
-poiesis
A
formation
28
Q
-sclerosis
A
hardening
