Module 8 Flashcards
black
anthrac- melan- nigr-
arteri-
artery [vessel that carries blood away from the heart]
quadr-
four [connecting vowel is “i”]
seven; seventh [connecting vowel for the shorter two is “i”]
hept- hepta- sept-
candid- leuc- leuk- alb- albid-
white
thombocyte; platelet
thombocyt-
colourful; tinted [adjectives] colour; pigment [noun]
chrom- chromat-
angi- vas- vascul-
blood vessel; vessel; duct [often used of blood vessels even without a specific root for blood]
dec-
ten; tenth; one-tenth [connecting vowel is “i”]
thombocyt-
thombocyte; platelet
aneurysm; dilation of the wall of the heart, artery, or vein.
aneurysm-
chrom- chromat-
colourful; tinted [adjectives] colour; pigment [noun]
four; fourth [connecting vowel is “i”]
quart-
prim-
first [can mean “first time”] [connecting vowel is “i”]
iod- viol-
violet
vein [vessel that carries blood to the heart]
phleb- ven-
five
pent- penta-
pent- penta-
five
heart
cardi-
part; partial
mer-
blood
hemat- haemat- hem- haem- sanguin-
null-
none; no [connecting vowel is “i”]
plasm- plasmat-
plasma
many; multiple [no connecting vowel follows poly-] [the other two have “i” as their connecting vowel]
poly- mult- plur-
golden
aur- chrys-
second [can mean “twice”] [connecting vowel is “i”]
secund-
six; sixth [connecting vowel is “i”]
set-
pulse
sphygm-
three; third [connecting vowel is “i”]
tert-
di- dipl- bi- bin-
two; double [no connecting vowel follows the shorter 3] [pif consonant follows us the ones that end in vowel]
rhythm-
rhythm; heart beat
scarlet
coccin-
cyan-
blue
one [can mean once] [connecting vowel is “i”]
mon- un-
poly- mult- plur-
many; multiple [no connecting vowel follows poly-] [the other two have “i” as their connecting vowel]
chlor- virid-
green
mon- un-
one [can mean once] [connecting vowel is “i”]
hemat- haemat- hem- haem- sanguin-
blood
capillary; smallest blood vessel
capillar-
ser-
serum
sphygm-
pulse
hept- hepta- sept-
seven; seventh [connecting vowel for the shorter two is “i”]
blue
cyan-