Chapter 6 - combining forms Flashcards
1
Q
angi/o
A
vessel (blood)
2
Q
aort/o
A
aorta; largest artery
3
Q
arteriol/o
A
arteriole (small artery)
4
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
5
Q
atri/o
A
atria; atrium
6
Q
ather/o
A
plaque; fatty buildup
7
Q
bol/o
A
cast; throw
8
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
9
Q
coagul/o
A
coagulation; clotting
10
Q
constrict/o
A
narrowing
11
Q
coron/o
A
heart
12
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
13
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
14
Q
dilat/o
A
to enlarge or expand
15
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
16
Q
erythr/o
A
red
17
Q
hem/a, hem/o, hemat/o
A
blood
18
Q
leuk/o
A
white
19
Q
lymph/o, lymphat/o
A
lymph
20
Q
lumin/o
A
light
21
Q
my/o
A
muscle
22
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
23
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
24
Q
rhythm/o
A
rhythm; heartbeat
25
sept/o
wall; partition
26
son/o
sound
27
sphygm/o
pulse
28
steth/o
chest
29
systol/o
contraction
30
tens/o
stretched; strained
31
thromb/o
clot
32
tom/o
to cut
33
vas/o
vessel; duct
34
vascul/o
blood vessel
35
ven/i, ven/o
vein
36
ventricul/o
ventricle
37
venul/o
venule (small vein)
