UNIT 4 - The Cardiovascular System - COMBINING FORMS Flashcards

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aneurysm/o

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aneurysm

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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aort/o

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aorta

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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atheroma

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atri/o

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atrium

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cardi/o

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heart

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ech/o

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echo/reflected sound

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electr/o

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electrical

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embol/o

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embolus, blockage, plug

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dynam/o

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force, power

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isch/o

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holding back, reducing, suppressing

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man/o

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pressure

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my/o

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muscle

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necr/o

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death

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pericardi/o

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pericardium

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phleb/o

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vein

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phon/o

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speech, sound, voice

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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sten/o

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narrow, constricted

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steth/o

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chest, breast

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thromb/o

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thrombus, clot

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valv/o

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valve

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valvul/o

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valve

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vas/o

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vessel; duct; vas deferens

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venacav/o

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vena cava (great vein)

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ven/o

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vein

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ventricul/o

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ventricle (of heart or brain)