Module 8 Flashcards
aneurysm-
aneurysm; dilation of the wall of the heart, artery, or vein
angi-
blood vessel; vessel; duct
vas-
blood vessel; vessel; duct
vascul-
blood vessel; vessel; duct
aort-
aorta; main vessel of the arterial system
arteri-
artery (vessel that carries blood away from the heart)
arteriol-
arteriole; small artery (adjoining capillaries)
atri-
atrium [pl. atria]; chamber; cavity (in the body)
capillar-
capillary; smallest blood vessel
cardi-
heart
hemat-
blood
haemat-
blood
hem-
blood
haem-
blood
sanguin-
blood
phleb-
vein (vessel that carries blood to the heart)
ven-
vein
plasm-
plasma
plasmat-
plasma
rhythm-
rhythm; heart beat
ser-
serum
sphygm-
pulse
thromb-
clot
thrombocyt-
thrombocyte; platelet
valv-
valve
valvul-
valve
varic-
varix; a tortuous dilation of a vein
venul-
venule; small vein
anthrac-
black
melan-
black
nigr-
black
argent-
silver
argyr-
silver
aur-
golden
chrys-
golden
chlor-
green
virid-
green
chrom-
colourful; tinted [adjectives]
colour; pigment [nouns]
chromat-
colourful; tinted [adjectives]
colour; pigment [nouns]
cirrh-
yellow
croc-
yellow
flav-
yellow
lute-
yellow
xanth-
yellow
coccin-
scarlet
cyan-
blue
erythr-
red
rhod-
red
rub-
red
rubr-
red
rube-
red
candid-
white
leuc-
white
leuk-
white
alb-
white
albid-
white
iod-
violet
viol-
violet
poli-
grey
purpur-
purple
null-
none; no [conn. vowel is i]
mon-
one
un-
one; [un- with -gravida or -para means “once”]; [conn. vowel is i]
prim-
first; [un- with -gravida or -para means “first time”]; [conn. vowel is i]
di-
two; double; [no conn. vowel]
dipl-
two; double
bi-
two; double; [use bi- if consonant next, use bin- if vowel next]; [no conn. vowel]
bin-
two; double; [use bi- if consonant next, use bin- if vowel next]; [no conn. vowel]
secund-
second; [un- with -gravida or -para means “twice”]; conn. vowel is i]
tert-
three; third; [conn. vowel is i]
tri-
three [no. conn. vowel]
tripl-
three; triple
quadr-
four [conn. vowel is i]
tetr-
four
tetra-
four
quart-
four; fourth [conn. vowel is i]
quint-
fifth [conn. vowel is i]
pent-
five
penta-
five
sext-
six; sixth [conn. vowel is i]
hex-
six
hexa-
six
sex-
six
hept-
seven; seventh [conn. vowel is i]
hepta-
seven; seventh
sept-
seven; seventh [conn. vowel is i]
oct-
eight; eighth [conn. vowel is i]
octa-
eight; eighth
non-
nine; ninth [conn. vowel is i]
nona-
nine; ninth
dec-
ten; tenth; one-tenth [conn. vowel is i]
mer-
partial (adj.)
part; segment (noun)
poly-
many; multiple [no conn. vowel]
mult-
many; multiple [conn. vowel is i]
plur-
many; multiple [conn. vowel is i]
-emia/-hemia or -aemia/-haemia
a condition of the blood; presence of (a substance) in the blood; presence of blood in (an organ)