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Word Elements for the Anatomy of Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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Cord/o

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heart

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Cardi/o

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heart

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Valv/o

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valve

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Valvul/o

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valvule

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Cuspid/o

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cuspid, point

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Mitr/o

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mitral

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Chord/o

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cord, tendon

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Lun/o

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moon

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Cresc/o

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increasing, crescent

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Atri/o

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atrium (a chamber of the heart), a central room

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Ventricul/o

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ventricle, a small cavity

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Sept/o

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a wall dividing two cavities

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Pariet/o

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wall

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Viscer/o

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organ

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Coron/o

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coronary vessels, a circular structure, crown

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Coroll/o

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coronary vessels, a circular structure, crown

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Aort/o

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aorta

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Carotid/o

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carotid

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Jugul/o

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jugular vein, throat

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Pulm/o

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lung

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Pulmon/o

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lung

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Saphen/o

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saphenous vein

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Hepat/o

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liver

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Port/o

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gate, entrance (port of entry of a vessel or nerve into an organ)

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Osti/o

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orifice, opening

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Vas/o

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vessel

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Vascul/o

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vessel (a little vessel)

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Angi/o

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vessel

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Arteri/o

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artery

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Arteriol/o

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arteriole

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Phleb/o

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vein

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Ven/o

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vein

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Venul/o

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venule

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Capillar/o

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capillary

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Arc/o

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arch, a curved structure, a bow

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Ram/o

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ramus (a branching of vessels), branch, branchlike

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Furc/o

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a forking, splitting

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Furcat/o

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a forking, splitting

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Plex/o

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plexus (an interwoven network of vessels or nerves), to plait, interweave

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Ret/o

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net, network

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Lumin/o

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light, lumen (the open space between walls of a vessel)

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