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Flashcards in Ch 6 - Cardiovascular Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes Deck (28)
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1
Q

aneurysm/o

A

aneurysm

2
Q

angi/o

A

vessel

3
Q

arter/o; arteri/o

A

artery

4
Q

arteriol/o

A

arteriole

5
Q

ather/o

A

fatty, yellowish plaque

6
Q

cardi/o

A

heart

7
Q

coron/o

A

heart; heart vessel; coronary vessel

8
Q

ech/o

A

sound

9
Q

electr/o

A

electricity

10
Q

end/o

A

within; inner

11
Q

ischi/o

A

deficiency; blockage

12
Q

my/o

A

muscle

13
Q

phleb/o

A

vein

14
Q

sphygm/o

A

pulse

15
Q

steth/o

A

chest

16
Q

thromb/o

A

clot

17
Q

ven/o

A

vein

18
Q

ventricul/o

A

ventricle

19
Q

brady-

A

slow

20
Q

poly-

A

many

21
Q

tachy-

A

fast

22
Q

-graph

A

instrument to record

23
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

24
Q

-gram

A

record; picture

25
Q

-megaly

A

large; enlarged

26
Q

-pathy

A

disease

27
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

28
Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing; narrow