Test 4 Flashcards
cord/o
(cor, corda)
heart
cardi/o
heart
valv/o
(valva, valvae)
valve
valvul/o
(valvula, valvulae)
valvule
cuspid/o
(cuspis, cuspides)
cuspid, point
mitr/o
mitral valve
chrod/o
cord, tendon
lun/o
moon
cresc/o
cret/o
increasing, grow, crescent
atri/o
(atrium, atria)
atrium (a chamber of the heart), a central room
ventricul/o
(ventriculus, ventriculi)
ventricle, a small cavity
sept/o
(septum, septa)
a wall dividing two cavities
pariet/o
(paries, parietes)
wall
viscer/o
(viscus, viscera)
organ
coron/o
(corona, coronae)
coronary vessels, a circular structure, crown
aort/o
(aorta, aortae)
aorta
carotid/o
(carotid)
carotid
jugul/o
(jugulum, jugula)
jugular vein, throat
pulm/o
pulmon/o
lung
saphen/o
(saphena, saphenae)
saphenous vein
port/o
gate, entrance (port of entry of a vessel or nerve into an organ)
osti/o
(ostium, ostia)
orfice, opening
vas/o
(vas, vasa)
vessel
vascul/o
vessel (a little vessel)
angi/o
vessel
arteri/o
(arteria, arteriae)
artery
arteriol/o
(arteriola, arteriolae)
arteriole
phleb/o
vein
ven/o
(vena, venae)
vein
venul/o
(venula, venulae)
venule
capillar/o
(capillary)
capillary
arc/o
(arcus)
arch, a curved structure, a bow
ram/o
(ramus, rami)
ramus (a branching of vessels), branch, branchlike
furc/o
furcat/o
(furca, furcae)
a forking, splitting
plex/o
(plexus)
plexus (an interwoven network of vessels or nerves), to plait, interweave
ret/o
(rete, retia)
net, network
lumin/o
(lumen, lumina)
light, lumen (the open space between walls of a vessel)
sphygm/o
-sphygmia
(sphygmus, sphygmi_
pulse
rhythm/o
(rhythm)
rhythm
systol/o
(Systole)
contraction
diastol/o
(diastole)
expansion
tachy-
tach/o
quick, rapid
brady-
slow
steth/o
chest
tens/o
stretch
dilat/o
expand
-ectasia
-ectasis
dilated, expanded
strict/o
string/o
to narrow, bind, compress
spasm/o
spasmod/o
(spasmus)
convulsion, spasm
fibrill/o
(fibrilla, fibrillae)
fibril, fiber, *quivering of the heart
palpit/o
sensation of rapid beating of the heart
angin/o
(angina)
angina pectoris, choking
ather/o
fatty plaque
scler/o
hard
isch/o
hold back
coarct/o
coarctat/o
to confine
varic/o
(varix, varices)
a swollen, tortuous vein
aneurysm/o
(aneurysm)
abnormal widening of a vessel
eury-
wide
clus/o
claud/o
shut, closed off
claudic/o
limping
phor/o
-phor
-phore
-phoresis
to bear, convey;
(-phor, -phore) bearer;
(-phoresis) transmission
lat/o
to bear, convey
sanguin/o
(sanguis)
blood
hem/o
hemat/o
-emia
blood
plasm/o
-plasm
(plasma)
fluid portion of blood (plasma), something formed or shaped
plast/o
-plast
-plasia
formed, molded, forming cell or organelle condition of formation, growth
ser/o
(serum, sera)
fluid left over after blood clotting (blood serum), a watery fluid
-poiesis
to make, produce
blast/o
-blast
embryonic cell, formative cell or layer, bud or shoot
cyt/o
-cyte
cell
thromb/o
(thrombus, thrombi)
a clot
erythr/o
red, red blood cell
leuk/o
leuc/o
white, white blood cell
reticul/o
net, network
granul/o
granule, small grain
corpuscul/o
corpuscle, small mass or body
glob/o
globul/o
(globus, globi)
ball, sphere
morph/o
shape, form
nucle/o
(nucleus, nuclei)
center of cell (nucleus), nut, kernel
kary/o
(karyon, karya)
center of cell (nucleus), nut, kernel
neutr/o
neutral, neither
bas/o
(basis, bases)
base, foundation, step, a walking
eosin/o
(eosine)
red dyes used in histology (eosine)
eos/o
eo-
dawn, early, morning red
phil/o
-phil
-phile
attraction, love
lymph/o
lymphat/o
(lymph)
lymph, water
nod/o
(nodus, nodi)
node (lymph), swollen, knot-like
aden/o
gland
splen/o
spleen
lien/o
spleen
tonsill/o
(tonsilla, tonsillae)
tonsil
thym/o
thymus gland
coagul/o
(coagulum, coagula)
thickening of liquid into a gel or solid, particularly blood
fibr/o
fiber
bubon/o
(bubo, buboes)
swollen lymph nodes
crit/o
-crit
separate, decide
cras/o
-crasisa
mixture, temperament
anis/o
unequal
poikil/o
irregular, varied, spotted, mottled
acanth/o
(acantha)
thorn, spine, spiny
echin/o
spiny
ple/o
plei/o
pli/o
more, increased
tox/o
poison, bow and arrow
septic/o
(sepsis)
sepsis
-rrhagia
-rrhage
-rrhagy
rhagad/o
rupture with profuse discharge of a fluid (typically blood)
tear, fissure, cleft
-penia
decrease, deficiency
mega-
megal/o
-megaly
enlargement, large
-staxis
(staxis)
dripping, oozing
stas/o
stat/o
-stasis
-stat
(stasis, stases)
a standing, stoppage, cause to stand
-stat = a device for stopping, ceasing something
embol/o
(embolus, emboli)
a moving clot in the blood (embolus), an interjection
thromb/o
(thrombus, thrombi)
a clot
edemat/o
-edema
(edema)
swelling
fus/o
a pouring, melting
pleth/o
plethysm/o
(plethora)
excess, overfullness
immun/o
free from, safe
nas/o
(nasus, nasi)
nose
rhin/o
nose
nar/i
(naris, nares)
nostril
sin/o
sinus/o
(sinus, sinuses)
curve; cavity, socket, or sinus
antr/o
(antrum, antra)
cave; cavity or sinus
pharyng/o
-pharynx
(pharynx, pharynges)
throat
laryng/o
-larynx
(larynx, larynges)
voice box, larynx
epiglott/o
epiglottid/o
(epiglottis, epiglottides)
epiglottis
glott/o
(glottis, glottides)
vocal cords, tongue
trache/o
(trachea, tracheae)
trachea
trachel/o
neck
trach/o
trachy-
rough
bronch/o
(bronchus, bronchi)
bronchus
bronchiol/oo
(bronchiolus, bronchioli)
bronchiole
hil/o
(hilum, hila)
hilum
pulm/o
pulmon/o
(pulmo, pulmones)
lung
pneum/o
pneumon/o
lung
alveol/o
alve/o
(alveolus, alveoli)
alveolus, cavity, socket, sac
lob/o
(lobus, lobi)
lobe, pod
pleur/o
(pleura, pleurae)
pleura, rib, side
phren/o
diaphragm, mind
diaphragm/o
diaphragmat/o
(diaphragm)
diaphragm
phragm/o
phragmat/o
-emphraxis
obstruction, wall
pector/o
(pectus, pectora)
chest
steth/o
chest
thorac/o
-thorax
(thorax, thoraces)
thorax
mediastin/o
-mediastinum
(mediastinum, mediastena)
mediastinum
pne/o
-pnoea
-pnea
breath, breathing
tachy-
tach/o
rapid, quick, speed
brady-
slow
orth/o
upright, straight, correct, normal
platy-
plat/o
flat, broad
poly-
many, much
spir/o
spirat/o
breath, breathing
hal/o
halit/o
breath, breathing
pneum/o
pneumat/o
wind, gas, air
carb/o
carbon/o
carbon dioxide, carbon
capn/o
carbon dioxide, smoke
oxy-
ox/o
oxygen, acid, sharp, acute, rapid
aer/o
air
aether/o
ether/o
ether
phys/o
air, gas, air, bubble
atm/o
vapor, air, gas
nebul/o
(nebula, nebulae)
cloud, cloud-like, mist
anem/o
wind
ausculatat/o
to listen
phon/o
-phony
voice, sound
-loquy
voice, speech
sput/o
(sputum, sputa)
sputum, spit
phlegmat/o
(phlegm)
phlegm
muc/o
(mucus)
mucus
blenn/o
mucus
ptyal/o
-ptysis
(ptysis)
spit, spitting
py/o
pus
-staxis
a dripping/oozing of blood
tuss/o
-tussis
cough, coughing
coni/o
dust
asthm/o
asthmat/o
(asthma)
asthma
phthisi/o
-phthisis
(phthisis)
wasting, tuberculosis
tubercul/o
tubercle, TB
atel/o
incomplete, imperfect
-ectasis
-ectasia
(ectasis)
dilation, expansion
spasm/o
-spasm
(spasm)
spasm
fus/o
pour, melt
