Chapter 5 The Cardiovascular System Elements Flashcards by Curious Canadian | Brainscape

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an-

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no, not, without

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brady-

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slow

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dys-

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bad, difficult, painful

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endo-

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in, within, inside

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epi-

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above, upon, on

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hyper-

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excessive, increased

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hypo-

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deficient, decreased

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mega-

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large, great

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peri-

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surrounding, around

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poly-

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many, much

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re-

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back, again

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tachy-

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fast, rapid

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aneurysm/o

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aneurysm (widened blood vessels)

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angi/o

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blood or lymph vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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plaque, fatty substance

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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blast/o

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embryonic, immature, formative element

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cardi/o

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heart

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chromat/o

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color

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coron/o

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coronary, crown

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cyt/o

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cell

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electr/o

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electricity, electric

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embol/o

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embolus (something inserted or thrown in)

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erythr/o

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red

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood, relating to blood

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isch/o

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to hold back

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leuk/o

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white

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lipid/o

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fat, lipid

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my/o

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muscle

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phleb/o

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vein

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plas/o

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development, growth, formation

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systol/o

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contraction

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thromb/o

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clot

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valv/o

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valve

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vascul/o

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blood vessel, little vessel

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ven/o

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vein

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-crasia

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a mixture or blending

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-emia

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blood, blood condition

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-globulin

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protein

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-gram

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a picture or record

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-graphy

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the process of producing a picture or record

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-ia

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abnormal condition, disease

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lysis

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breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-necrosis

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death

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-ologist

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specialist

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-osis

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abnormal condition, disease

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-pathy

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disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

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-penia

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deficiency, lack, too few

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhaphy

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surgical suturing

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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-stasis, -static

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control, maintenance of a constant level

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-stenosis

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abnormal narrowing

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-tic

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pertaining to

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-um

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condition, structure

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-y

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condition