Chapter 8: Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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1
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angi/o

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blood vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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3
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arter/o, arteri/o

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artery

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4
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atri/o

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atrium

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5
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cardi/o

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heart

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6
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coron/o

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crown or circle heart

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7
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my/o, myos/o

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muscle

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8
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pect/o, pector/o

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chest

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9
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valvul/o

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little valve

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10
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vas/o

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vessel

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11
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vascul/o

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little vessel

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12
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ven/o

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vein

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13
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ventricul/o

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little belly/ventricle

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14
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a-

A

without

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15
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brady-

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slow

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15
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dys-

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bad, abnormal, painful, difficult

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15
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tachy-

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rapid, fast

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15
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cyan/o

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blue

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16
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rhythm/o,rrhythm

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rhythm

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17
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sten/o

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narrow

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18
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-a

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singular

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19
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-algia

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condition of pain

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20
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-dynia

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condition of pain

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21
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-genic

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producing, forming

22
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-ia

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condition of

23
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-osis

A

condition of

24
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-plegia

A

paralysis

25
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-sis

A

state of

26
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-spasm

A

sudden involuntary contraction

27
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endo-

A

within

28
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epi-

A

upon, over, above, on top

29
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hyper-

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excessive, abnormally high

30
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hypo

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deficient, abnormally low

31
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peri-

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around

32
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poly-

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excessive, over, many

33
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ather/o

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fatty plaque

34
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hem/o

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blood

35
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isch/o

A

hold back

36
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my/o

A

muscle

37
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phleb/o

A

vein

38
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scler/o

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hard

39
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sept/o

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putrefying; wall, partition

40
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sten/o

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narrow

41
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tampon/o

A

plug

42
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tens/o

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pressure

43
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thromb/o

A

clot

44
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-ac

A

pertaining to

45
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-ade

A

process

46
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-al

A

pertaining to

47
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-ar

A

pertaining to

48
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-emia

A

condition of blood

49
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-ic

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pertaining to

50
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-ion

A

process

51
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-itis

A

inflammation

52
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-megally

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abnormally large3

53
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-oma

A

tumor

54
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-osis

A

condition of

55
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-pathy

A

disease

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