Chapter 6 terms Flashcards

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angi/o

A

vessel (blood)

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aort/o

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aorta; largest artery

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arteri/o

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artery

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arteriol/o

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arteriole (small artery)

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ather/o

A

plaque; fatty buildup

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bol/o

A

cast; throw

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cardi/o

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heart

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coagul/o

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coagulation; clotting

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constrict/o

A

narrow

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coron/o

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heart

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cyan/o

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blue

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dialt/o

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to enlarge or expand

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electr/o

A

electricity

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lumun/o

A

light

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my/o

A

muscle

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phleb/o

A

vein

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pulmon/o

A

lung

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rhythm/o

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rhythm; heart beat

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sept/o

A

wall; partition

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son/o

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sound

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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systol/o

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contraction

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tens/o

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stretched; strained

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thromb/o

A

clot

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tom/o

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to cut

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vas/o

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vessel; duct

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vascul/o

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blood vessel

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ven/i, ven/o

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vein

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ventricul/o

A

ventricle

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venul/o

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venule (small vein)

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a- an-

A

not; without

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anti-

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against

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brady-

A

slow

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dia-

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through; complete

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echo-

A

reflected sound

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em-

A

in

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endo-

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in; within

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epi-

A

om; over; upon

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hyper-

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above; above normal; excessive

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hypo-

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below; below normal; deficient

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per-

A

through

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peri-

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around; surrounding

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tachy-

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fast

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trans-

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across

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-ac; -al; -ar; -ary; -ic; -ous

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pertaining to

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-ant

A

substance that promotes

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-ation

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process; condition

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal; excision

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-emic

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pertaining to blood condition

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-gram

A

record; image

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-ia

A

condition

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-in, -ine

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chemical; chemical compound; substance

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-ism

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process; condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-ive

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substance that promotes

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-lytic

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pertaining to breakdown or destruction

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-meter

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measure

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-or

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one who takes action or does something

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-pathy

A

disease

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-sclerosis

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hardening; thickening

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-stenosis

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narrowing; tightening

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-stomy

A

surgical opening

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-tension

A

pressure

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-tomy

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process of cutting or incision

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-trophy

A

condition of growth or development

68
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-um; -us

A

structure; tissue; thing

69
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-version

A

to turn