Combining Forms Chapter 9 Flashcards by Krista Kotylak

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ang/i

A

vessel

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angi/o

A

vessel

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angin/o

A

to choke

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arteri/o

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artery

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arter/o

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artery

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ather/o

A

fatty substance; porridge

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atri/o

A

atrium

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auscultat/o

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to listen

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card/i

A

heart

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cardi/o

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heart

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chol/e

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bile

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circulat/o

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circular

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claudicat/o

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to limp

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corpor/e

A

body

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cyan/o

A

dark blue

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dilat/o

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to widen

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dynam/o

A

power

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ech/o

A

reflected sound

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electr/o

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electricity

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embol/o

A

a throwing in

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glyc/o

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sweet, sugar

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hem/o

A

blood

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infarct/o

A

infarct (necrosis of an area)

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isch/o

A

to hold back

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lipid/o

A

fat

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lun/o

A

moon

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man/o

A

thin

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mitr/o

A

mitral valve

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occlus/o

A

to close up

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ox/i

A

oxygen

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palpit/o

A

throbbing

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pector/o

A

chest

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phleb/o

A

vein

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phon/o

A

sound

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pulmonar/o

A

lung

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rrhythm/o

A

rhythm

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scler/o

A

hardening

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sept/o

A

a partition

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sin/o

A

curve

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sphygm/o

A

pulse

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sten/o

A

narrowing

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steth/o

A

chest

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thromb/o

A

clot of blood

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valvul/o

A

valve

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vas/o

A

vessel

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vascul/o

A

small vessel

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ven/i

A

vein

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ventricul/o

A

ventricle

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vers/o

A

turning

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anastom/o

A

opening

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sterol

A

solid (fat)

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oxy

A

sour, sharp, acid