Chapter 10 Flashcards

1
Q

angi/o

A

vessel (usually refers to blood 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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atri/o

A

atrium

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5
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cardi/o

A

heart

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6
Q

lymph/o

A

lymph, lymph gland

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7
Q

phleb/o, ven/o

A

vein

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8
Q

plasm/o

A

plasm

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9
Q

splen/o (Note: only one e in the word root for spleen)

A

spleen

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10
Q

thym/o

A

thymus gland

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11
Q

valv/o, valvul/o

A

valve

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12
Q

ventricul/o

A

ventricle

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13
Q

ather/o

A

yellowish, fatty plaque

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14
Q

ech/o

A

sound

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15
Q

electr/o

A

electricity, electrical activity

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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