Chapter 5 Def Flashcards
1
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a-
A
without, not
2
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aden/o
A
gland
3
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-al, -ic, -ary
A
pertaining to
4
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aneurysm/o
A
a widening, a widened blood vessel
5
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angi/o
A
vessel - usually blood or lymph
6
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anti-
A
against
7
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aort/a
A
aorta
8
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arteri/o
A
artery
9
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ather/o
A
fatty plaque
10
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atri/o
A
atrium
11
Q
bi-
A
two
12
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brady-
A
slow
13
Q
cardi/o, coron/o
A
heart
14
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-cardia
A
heart
15
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
16
Q
-cyte
A
cell
17
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echo-
A
a repeated sound
18
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-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
19
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-ectomy
A
excision, removal
20
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embo/o
A
embolus (plug)
21
Q
-emia
A
blood
22
Q
endo-
A
in, within
23
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epi-
A
above, upon
24
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-genesis
A
forming, producing, origin
25
-gram
record, writing,
26
-graphy
process of recording
27
hem/o
blood
28
-ia
condition
29
isch/o
to hold back; block
30
-lith
stone, calculus
31
lymph/o
lymph
32
-lysis
separation, destruction, loosening
33
-malacia
softening
34
-megaly
enlargement
35
micro-
small, minute
36
my/o
muscle
37
necr/o
death, necrosis
38
-oid
resembling
39
-ole,-ule
small, minute
40
-oma
tumor
41
-osis
abnormal condition (increase - when used in refering to blood cells)
42
-pathy
disease
43
peri-
around
44
-phagia
swallowing, eating
45
phleb/0, ven/o
vein
46
-phobia
fear
47
-phylaxis
protection
48
-plasty
surgical repair
49
-pnea
breathing
50
-poiesis
formation, production
51
-rrhapy
suture
52
-rrhexis
rupture
53
rrhythm/o
rhythm
54
sarc/o
flesh (connective tissue)
55
scler/o
hardening, sclera (white of eye)
56
-spasm
involuntary contraction
57
-stenosis
narrowing
58
tachy-
rapid
59
-tension
to stretch
60
-therapy
treatment
61
thromb/o
blood clot
62
-tomy
incision
63
trans-
across, through
64
tri-
three
65
-um
structure, thing
66
-us
condition, structure
67
varic/o
dilated vein
68
vas/o
vessel; vas deferens; duct
69
vascul/o
vessel
70
ventricul/o
ventricle (of the heart or brain)
71
-version
turning
