Chapter 5 Vocab Review Flashcards
ablat/o-
take away; destroy
aneurysm/o-
aneurysm
angi/o-
blood vessel; lympthatic vessel
angin/o-
angina
aort/o-
aorta
apic/o-
apex(tip)
arteriol/o-
arteriole
ather/o-
soft; fatty substance
atheromat/o-
fatty deposit or mass
atri/o-
atrium (upper heart chamber)
axill/o-
axilla (armpit)
brachi/o-
arm
capill/o-
hairlike structure; capillary
carot/o-
stupor; sleep
catherter/o-
catheter
cholesterol/o-
cholesterol
circulat/o-
movement in a crcular route
claudicat/o-
imping pain
clav/o-
clavicle (collar bone)
coagul/o-
clotting
coarct/o-
pressed together
compens/o-
counterbalance; compensate
conduct/o-
carrying; conveying
congest/o-
accumulation of fluid
constrict/o-
drawn together; narrowed
contract/o-
pull together
cusp/o-
projection; point
diastol/o-
dilating
dissect/o-
to cut apart
ech/o-
echo (sound wave)
ectop/o-
outside of a place
electr/o-
electricity
femor/o-
femur (thigh bone)
fibrill/o-
muscle fiber; nerve fiber
infarct/o-
area of dead tissue
isch/o-
keep back; block
jugul/o-
jugular (throat)
lipid/o-
lipid (fat)
lumin/o-
lumen (opening)