Word Parts (Chapter 5) Flashcards

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1
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card/o, cardi/o

A

heart

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angi/o, vas/o

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blood vessels or lymph vessels

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3
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arteri/o

A

artery, arteries

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4
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capill/o

A

capillaries

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5
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phleb/o, ven/o

A

veins

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood, relating to the blood

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aort/o

A

aorta

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8
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ather/o

A

plaque or fatty substance

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9
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brady-

A

slow

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10
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-crasia

A

a mixture or blending

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-emia

A

blood or blood condition

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12
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erythr/o

A

red

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13
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leuk/o

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white

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tachy-

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fast, rapid

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thromb/o

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clot (blood clot)

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ven/o

A

vein

17
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valvul

A

valve

18
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coron

A

crown

19
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embol

A

something inserted

20
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chromat

A

color

21
Q

-penia

A

defiency

22
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bacter

A

bacteria

23
Q

blast

A

immature

24
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-lytic

A

destroy

25
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atri/o

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atrium, atria (heart)

26
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myocardi/o, cardiomy/o

A

heart muscle

27
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systole

A

contraction

28
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myel/o

A

bone marrow or spinal cord

29
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intra-

A

within

30
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The abnormal narrowing of an opening.

A

Stenosis