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Chapter 5 Vocab Review Flashcards

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ablat/o-

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take away; destroy

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aneurysm/o-

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aneurysm

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angi/o-

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blood vessel; lympthatic vessel

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angin/o-

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angina

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aort/o-

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aorta

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apic/o-

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apex(tip)

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arteriol/o-

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arteriole

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ather/o-

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soft; fatty substance

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atheromat/o-

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fatty deposit or mass

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atri/o-

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atrium (upper heart chamber)

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axill/o-

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axilla (armpit)

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brachi/o-

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arm

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capill/o-

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hairlike structure; capillary

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carot/o-

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stupor; sleep

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catherter/o-

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catheter

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cholesterol/o-

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cholesterol

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circulat/o-

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movement in a crcular route

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claudicat/o-

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imping pain

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clav/o-

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clavicle (collar bone)

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coagul/o-

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clotting

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coarct/o-

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pressed together

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compens/o-

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counterbalance; compensate

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conduct/o-

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carrying; conveying

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congest/o-

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accumulation of fluid

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constrict/o-

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drawn together; narrowed

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contract/o-

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pull together

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cusp/o-

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projection; point

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diastol/o-

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dilating

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dissect/o-

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to cut apart

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30
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ech/o-

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echo (sound wave)

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31
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ectop/o-

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outside of a place

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electr/o-

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electricity

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33
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femor/o-

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femur (thigh bone)

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fibrill/o-

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muscle fiber; nerve fiber

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35
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infarct/o-

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area of dead tissue

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36
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isch/o-

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keep back; block

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37
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jugul/o-

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jugular (throat)

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38
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lipid/o-

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lipid (fat)

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39
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lumin/o-

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lumen (opening)

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ly/o-

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break down; destroy

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man/o-

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thin; frenzy

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mediastin/o-

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mediastinum

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mitr/o-

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structure like a miter (tall hat with two points)

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my/o-

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necr/o-

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dead cells, tissue, body

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occlus/o-

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close against

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palpit/o-

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pat/o-

A

to be open

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peripher/o-

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outer aspects

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perone/o-

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fibula (lower leg bone)

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phleb/o-

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polar/o-

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positive or negative state

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poplite/o-

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back of the knee

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port/o-

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point of entry

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prosthet/o-

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artificial part

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ren/o-

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rheumat/o-

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watery discharge

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rhythm/o-

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rrhythm/o-

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saphem/o-

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clearly visible

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scler/o-

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hard; sclera (white of the eye)

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sin/o-

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hollow cavity; channel

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sphygm/o-

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stat/o-

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standing still; staying in one place

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sten/o-

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narrowness

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system/o-

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the body as a whole

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systol/o-

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contracting

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tampon/o-

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tele/o-

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tetr/a-

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theli/o-

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cellular layer

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thromb/o-

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thrombus (blood clot)

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tibi/o-

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tibia (shin bone)

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triglycerid/o-

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triglyceride

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uln/o-

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ulna (forearm bone)

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valv/o-

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valvul/o-

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varic/o-

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varix; varicose vein

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vas/o-

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blood vessel; vas deferens

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vegetat/o-

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ventricul/o-

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ventricle (lower heart chamber; chamber in the brain)

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xen/o-

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extra-

A

outside of

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supra-

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-ade

A

action; process

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-ature

A

system composed of

87
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-etic

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pertaining to

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-graft

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tissue for implant or transplant

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-ian

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pertaining to

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-ide

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chemically modified structure

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-ing

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-ization

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process of making, creating or inserting

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-ose

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-systole

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contraction

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-tome

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instrument used to cut; area with distinct edges

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-trophy

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process of development

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-ule

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small thing

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-um

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a structure; period of time

GRST 211 (9 decks)

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