Word Meanings Flashcards
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Greek- a strap; to suspend
A
aorta
2
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latin- corridor
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atrium
3
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latin- two; pointed
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bicuspid
4
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greek- slow
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brady
5
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latin- hairlike
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capillary
6
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greek- heart
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cardio, cardia
7
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greek- cordlike; latin- tendon
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chordae tendineae
8
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latin- to curdle
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coagulation
9
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latin- shaped like a crown or circle
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coronary
10
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greek- dark blue; condition
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cyanosis
11
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greek- to expand
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diastole
12
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greek- red; cell
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erythrocyte
13
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latin- fiber; greek- to produce
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fibrinogen
14
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greek- blood; latin- globe
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hemoglobin
15
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greek- blood; stopping
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hemorrhage
16
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latin- innermost
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hemostasis
17
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greek- to hold back blood
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intima
18
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greek- white; cell
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leukocytes
19
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latin- light
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lumen
20
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latin- headdress
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mitral
21
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greek- a thing formed
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plasma
22
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french- flat
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platelet
23
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Purkyne, Czech anatomist (1787-1869)
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Purkinje fibers
24
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greek- the hidden
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saphenous
25
greek- half; moon
semilunar
26
greek- pulse; thin; measure
sphygmomanometer
27
greek- contraction
systole
28
greek- rapid, fast, or swift
tachy
29
greek- clot; cell
thrombocyte
30
greek- three; latin- pointed
tricuspid
31
latin- a tunic
tunica
32
latin- a vessel or duct
vascular
33
latin- vessel; a binder
vasoconstriction
34
latin- vessel; to widen
vasodilation
35
latin- vein; cavity
vena cava
36
latin- little belly
ventricle
