Chapter 6 Word Parts Flashcards by Chloe Tran

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Angi/o

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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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Bol/o

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Cast; Throw

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Arteriol/o

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Arteriole (small artery)

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Ather/o

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Plaque; Fatty buildup

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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

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Narrowing

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Coron/o

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Heart

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Lumin/o

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Light

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Dilat/o

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To enlarge or expand

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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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Pulmon/o

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Lung

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Rhythm/o

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Rhythm; Heartbeat

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Son/o

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Sound

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Sept/o

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Wall; Partition

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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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Sphygm/o

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Pulse

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Thromb/o

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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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Veni/i, Ven/o

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Vein

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Ventricul/o

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Ventricle

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Venul/o

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Venule (Small vein)

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a-, an-

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Not; Without

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Anti-

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Against

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Dia-

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Through; Complete

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Endo-

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In; Within

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Brady-

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Slow

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Em-

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In

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Echo-

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Reflected sound

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Epi-

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On; 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-

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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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-ant

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Substance that produces

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ous

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Pertaining to

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Trans-

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Across

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-gram

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Record; Image

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-e

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Noun suffix w/o meaning

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-ation

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Process; Condition

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal; Excision

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-emic

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Pertaining to blood condition

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-ia

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Condition

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-in, -ine

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Chemical; Chemical compound; Substance

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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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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-or

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One who (or something that) takes action or does something

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-pathy

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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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-trophy

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Condition of growth or development

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-stomy

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Surgical opening

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-tension

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Pressure

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-tomy

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Process of cutting; Incision

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-um, -us

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Structure; Tissue; Thing

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-version

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To turn