Unit 8 - word parts Flashcards

1
Q

ana-

A

up, towards, or against

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2
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angi/o
vascul/o
vas/o

A

blood vessel

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3
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apher/o

A

withdrawal

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4
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aort/o

A

aorta

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5
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arteri/o

A

artery

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6
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ather/o

A

plaque, fatty substance, narrowing

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7
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atri/o

A

atrium, upper chamber of the heart

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8
Q

brady-

A

slow

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9
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cardi/o
coron/o

A

heart

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10
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-cardia

A

heart condition

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11
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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum

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12
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coagul/o

A

coagulation, clotting

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13
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cyan/o

A

blue

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14
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cyt/o

A

cells, increase in cells

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15
Q

-ectasis

A

a dialation or expansion

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16
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embol/o

A

blockage, obstruction, plug, embolus

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17
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

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18
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erythr/o

A

red

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19
Q

-globin

A

protein

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20
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hemat/o
hem/o

A

blood

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21
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immun/o

A

immunity/immune

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22
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isch/o

A

hold back, block

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23
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leuk/o

A

white

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24
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lymph/o

A

lymphatic system/issue

25
Q

-lysis

A

separation, destruction, loosening

26
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

27
Q

myel/o
my/o

A

muscle

28
Q

-ole
-ule

A

small, minute

29
Q

-oma

A

tumor

30
Q

path/o

A

disease

31
Q

-pathy

A

disease

32
Q

pector/o

A

chest

33
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

34
Q

perfus/o

A

blood flow

35
Q

-phagia

A

swallowing, eating

36
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-phil

A

love, affinity for

37
Q

-phylaxis

A

protection

38
Q

phleb/o
ven/o

A

vein

39
Q

-poiesis

A

blood formation

40
Q

pulmon/o

A

lungs

41
Q

-rrhage

A

excessive flow

42
Q

-rrhaphy

A

suture

43
Q

rrhythm/o

A

rhythm

44
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scler/o

A

hardening

45
Q

-scopy

A

process of looking

46
Q

sept/o

A

septum

47
Q

septic/o

A

infected, decay

48
Q

-spasm

A

involuntary contraction

49
Q

splen/o

A

spleen

50
Q

-static

A

lack of movement

51
Q

tachy-

A

fast

52
Q

thromb/o

A

clot; thrombus-blood clot

53
Q

thym/o

A

thymus

54
Q

tonsil/o

A

tonsil

55
Q

valvul/o

A

valve

56
Q

varic/o

A

dilated vein

57
Q

vas/o

A

vessel

58
Q

ventricul/o

A

ventricle, lower chamber of the heart

59
Q

vol/o

A

volume