Chapter 6 WPA Flashcards
1
Q
angi/o
A
Vessel (blood)
2
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aort/o
A
Aorta; Largest artery
3
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
4
Q
arteriol/o
A
arteriole (small artery)
5
Q
bol/o
A
cost; throw
6
Q
ather/o
A
plaque; fatty build-up
7
Q
cardi/o
A
Heart
8
Q
coagul/o
A
coagulation; clotting
9
Q
constrict/o
A
narrowing
10
Q
coron/o
A
heart
11
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
12
Q
dilat/o
A
to enlarge or expand
13
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
14
Q
lumin/o
A
light
15
Q
my/o
A
muscle
16
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
17
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
18
Q
rhythm/o
A
rhythm; Heartbeat
19
Q
sept/o
A
wall; Partition
20
Q
son/o
A
sound
21
Q
sphygm/o
A
pulse
22
Q
systol/o
A
contraction
23
Q
tens/o
A
stretched; strained
24
Q
thromb/o
A
clot
25
Q
tom/o
A
to cut
26
Q
vas/o
A
vessel; duct
27
Q
vascul/o
A
blood vessel
28
Q
veni/o, ven/o
A
vein
29
Q
ventricul/o
A
ventricle
30
Q
venul/o
A
venule (small vein)
31
Q
a-, an-
A
Not; without
32
Q
anti-
A
against
33
Q
brady-
A
slow
34
Q
dia-
A
through; complete
35
Q
echo-
A
reflected sound
36
Q
em-
A
in
