Root words Flashcards
1
Q
angi/o
A
vessel (blood)
2
Q
aort/o
A
aorta; largest artery
3
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
4
Q
arteriol/o
A
arteriole (small artery)
5
Q
ather/o
A
plaque;fatty buildup
6
Q
bol/o
A
cast; throw
7
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
8
Q
coagul/o
A
coagulation; clotting
9
Q
constrict/o
A
narroiwng
10
Q
coron/o
A
heart
11
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
12
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
13
Q
dilat/o
A
to enlarge or expand
14
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
15
Q
erythr/o
A
red
16
Q
hem/a, hem/o, hemat/o
A
blood
17
Q
leuk/o
A
white
18
Q
lymph/o, lymphat/o
A
lymph
19
Q
lumin/o
A
light
20
Q
my/o
A
muscle
21
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
22
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
23
Q
rhythm/o
A
rhythm;heartbeat
24
Q
sept/o
A
wall;pattern
25
son/o
sound
26
sphygm/o
pulse
27
steth/o
chest
28
systol/o
contraction
29
tens/o
stretched; strained
30
thromb/o
clot
31
tom/o
cut
32
vas/o
vessel; duct
33
vascul/o
blood vessel
34
ven/i, ven/o
vein
35
ventricul/o
ventricle
36
venul/o
venule (small vein)
