Combining Forms Chapter 9 Flashcards
(52 cards)
1
Q
ang/i
A
vessel
2
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
3
Q
angin/o
A
to choke
4
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
5
Q
arter/o
A
artery
6
Q
ather/o
A
fatty substance; porridge
7
Q
atri/o
A
atrium
8
Q
auscultat/o
A
to listen
9
Q
card/i
A
heart
10
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
11
Q
chol/e
A
bile
12
Q
circulat/o
A
circular
13
Q
claudicat/o
A
to limp
14
Q
corpor/e
A
body
15
Q
cyan/o
A
dark blue
16
Q
dilat/o
A
to widen
17
Q
dynam/o
A
power
18
Q
ech/o
A
reflected sound
19
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
20
Q
embol/o
A
a throwing in
21
Q
glyc/o
A
sweet, sugar
22
Q
hem/o
A
blood
23
Q
infarct/o
A
infarct (necrosis of an area)
24
Q
isch/o
A
to hold back
25
lipid/o
fat
26
lun/o
moon
27
man/o
thin
28
mitr/o
mitral valve
29
occlus/o
to close up
30
ox/i
oxygen
31
palpit/o
throbbing
32
pector/o
chest
33
phleb/o
vein
34
phon/o
sound
35
pulmonar/o
lung
36
rrhythm/o
rhythm
37
scler/o
hardening
38
sept/o
a partition
39
sin/o
curve
40
sphygm/o
pulse
41
sten/o
narrowing
42
steth/o
chest
43
thromb/o
clot of blood
44
valvul/o
valve
45
vas/o
vessel
46
vascul/o
small vessel
47
ven/i
vein
48
ventricul/o
ventricle
49
vers/o
turning
50
anastom/o
opening
51
sterol
solid (fat)
52
oxy
sour, sharp, acid
