Combining forms Flashcards

1
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angi/o

A

vessel

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2
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vas/o

A

vessel, vas deferens, duct

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3
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vascul/o

A

vessel

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4
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aort/o

A

aorta

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5
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arter/o

A

artery

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6
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arteri/o

A

artery

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7
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arteriol/o

A

arteriole, “little artery”

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8
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ven/o

A

vein

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9
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phleb/o

A

vein

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10
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venul/o

A

venule, “little vein”

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11
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capillar/o

A

capillary, tiniest blood vessels

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12
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cardi/o

A

heart

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13
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coron/o

A

heart

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14
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atri/o

A

atrium, upper heart chamber (plural: atria)

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15
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ventricul/o

A

ventricle, lower heart chamber

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16
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valv/o

A

valve

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17
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valvul/o

A

valve

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18
Q

athero/o

A

atheroma, fatty yellowish substance, like porridge

19
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cholesterol/o

A

cholesterol - a lipid

20
Q

ox/o

A

oxygen

21
Q

electr/o

A

electricity, electrical activity

22
Q

sphygm/o

A

pulse

23
Q

furc/o

A

forking, branching

24
Q

aneurysm/o

A

aneurysm

25
Q

thromb/o

A

clot

26
Q

embol/o

A

embolism, plug

27
Q

ather/o

A

fatty plaque

28
Q

brachi/o

A

arm

29
Q

cyan/o

A

blue

30
Q

haemangi/o

A

blood vessel

31
Q

isch/o

A

to hold back

32
Q

man/o

A

pressure

33
Q

my/o

A

muscle

34
Q

myos/o

A

muscle

35
Q

necr/o

A

death

36
Q

pector/o

A

chest

37
Q

pulm/o

A

lungs

38
Q

pulmon/o

A

lungs

39
Q

scler/o

A

sclera, hardening

40
Q

sept/o

A

septum

41
Q

steth/o

A

chest

42
Q

varic/o

A

swollen, twisten vein

43
Q

ven/i

A

vein