vocab 8

Question 1

• emia
• hemia
• aemia
• haemia

Answer 1

condition of the blood presence of (a substance) in the blood; presence of blood in an organ

Question 2

aneurysm-

Answer 2

aneurysm: dilation of the wall of the heart, artery or vein

Question 3

angi-
vas-
vascul-

Answer 3

blood vessel, vessel, duct (used for blood vessel all 3 roots)
Vas- can also mean vas deferens.

Question 4

aort-

Answer 4

aorta: main vessel of arterial system

Question 5

arteri-

Answer 5

artery (blood away from heart)

Question 6

arteriol-

Answer 6

arteriole: small artery joining capillaries

Question 7

artri-

Answer 7

atrium (pl. atria), chamber, cavity (in the body) like an atrium: chamber with passages

Question 8

capillar-

Answer 8

capillary: smallest blood vessel latin for little hair

Question 9

cardi-

Answer 9

heart if a suffix with “i” follows this root, elide one i. When termination use o
When attaching to a termination with “i” , use conn. Vowel “o”

Question 10

hemat-

haemat-

Answer 10

blood

Question 11

hem-
haem-
sanguin-

Answer 11

blood

Question 12

phleb-

ven-

Answer 12

vein (blood to the heart)

Question 13

plasm-

plasmat-

Answer 13

plasma fluid part of blood, greek “to mould”. “Something formed”

Question 14

rhythm-

Answer 14

rhythm

Question 15

ser-

Answer 15

serum “latin” yellowish watery substance found in blood

Question 16

sphygm-

Answer 16

pulse

Question 17

thromb-

Answer 17

clot “greek thrombos” it can be a good thing if someone is bleeding!

Question 18

thrombocyt-

Answer 18

thrombocyte: platelet

Question 19

valv-

valvul-

Answer 19

valve

Question 20

varic-

Answer 20

varix: pl. Varices. tortuous dilation of a vein. Latin for twisted.

Question 21

venul-

Answer 21

venule: small vein

Question 22

anthrac-
melan-
nigr-

Answer 22

black

Question 23

argent-

argyr-

Answer 23

silver

Question 24

aur-

chrys-

Answer 24

golden

Question 25

chlor-

virid-

Answer 25

green

Question 26

chrom-

chromat-

Answer 26

colourful, tinted (adj.) colour, pigment (noun) - sometimes nouns

Question 27

cirrh=
croc-
flav-
lute-
xanath

Answer 27

yellow

Question 28

coccin-

Answer 28

scarlet

Question 29

cyan-

Answer 29

blue

Question 30

erythr-
rhod-
rub-
rube-

Answer 30

red

Question 31

candid-
leuc-
leuk-
alb-
albid-

Answer 31

white

Question 32

iod-

viol-

Answer 32

violet

Question 33

poli-

Answer 33

grey

Question 34

purpur-

Answer 34

purple

Question 35

null-

Answer 35

none, conn vowel i

Question 36

mon-

un-

Answer 36

one (un with gravida and para means first time)

Un- conn vowel is i

Question 37

prim-

Answer 37

first conn vowel i (gravida or para means first time)

Question 38

di-
dipl-
bi-
bin-

Answer 38

two, double. No conn vowel for bi, di, bin
Dipl-
Bi- if consonant use bi, if vowel use bin.
Bin-

Question 39

secund-

Answer 39

second conn vowel i (with gravida or para means second time or twice)

Question 40

tert-

Answer 40

three/third conn vowel i

Question 41

tri-

Answer 41

three no conn vowel

Question 42

tripl-

Answer 42

three/triple

Question 43

quadr-

Answer 43

four conn vowel is i

Question 44

tetr-

tetra-

Answer 44

four

Question 45

quart-

Answer 45

four, fourth conn vowel is i

Question 46

quint-

Answer 46

five, fifth conn vowel is i

Question 47

pent-

penta-

Answer 47

five

Question 48

sext-

Answer 48

six, sixth conn vowel is i

Question 49

hex-
hexa-
sex-

Answer 49

six

Question 50

hept-
sept-
hepta-

Answer 50

seven, seventh conn vowel i

Sept- conn vowel i

Question 51

oct-

octa-

Answer 51

eight, eighth conn vowel for oct is i

Question 52

non-

nona-

Answer 52

nine; ninth conn vowel non is i

Question 53

dec-

Answer 53

den, tenth, one-tenth (conn vowel is i)

Question 54

mer-

Answer 54

partial (adj.) part, segment (noun) less precise than hem/sem

Question 55

poly
mult-
plur-

Answer 55

many, multiple no conn vowel for poly
Mult- conn vowel i
Plur- conn vowel i