Combining Forms, Chapter 11 Flashcards

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angi/o

A

vessel

angiogram, angioplasty

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aort/o

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aorta

aortic stenosis

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arter/o, arteri/o

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artery

arteriosclerosis

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ather/o

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yellowish plaque

atheroma

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atri/o

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atrium, upper heart chamber

atrial, atrioventicular

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brachi/o

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arm

brachial artery

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cardi/o

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heart

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cholesterol/o

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cholesterol, a liquid substance

hypercholesterolemia

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coron/o

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heart

coronary arteries

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cyan/o

A

blue

cyanosis

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myx/o

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mucus

myxoma

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ox/o

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oxygen

hypoxia

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pericardi/o

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pericardium

pericardiocentesis

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phleb/o

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vein

phlebotomy

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rrhythm/o

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rhythm

arrhythmia

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sphygm/o

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pulse

sphygmomanometer

17
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steth/o

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chest

stethoscope

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thromb/o

A

clot

thrombolysis

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valvul/o, valv,o

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valve

valvuloplasty, valvotomy

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vas/o

A

vessel

vasoconstriction

21
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vascul/o

A

vessel

vascular

22
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ven/o, ven/i

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vein

venous, venipuncture

23
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ventricul/o

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ventricle, lower heart chamber

interventricular septum