Chapter 5 The Cardiovascular System Elements Flashcards
(64 cards)
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an-
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no, not, without
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brady-
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slow
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful
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endo-
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in, within, inside
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epi-
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above, upon, on
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hyper-
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excessive, increased
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hypo-
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deficient, decreased
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mega-
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large, great
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peri-
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surrounding, around
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poly-
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many, much
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re-
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back, again
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tachy-
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fast, rapid
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aneurysm/o
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aneurysm (widened blood vessels)
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angi/o
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blood or lymph vessel
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aort/o
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aorta
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arteri/o
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artery
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ather/o
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plaque, fatty substance
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bacteri/o
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bacteria
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blast/o
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embryonic, immature, formative element
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cardi/o
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heart
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chromat/o
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color
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coron/o
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coronary, crown
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cyt/o
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cell
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electr/o
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electricity, electric
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embol/o
embolus (something inserted or thrown in)
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erythr/o
red
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hem/o, hemat/o
blood, relating to blood
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isch/o
to hold back
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leuk/o
white
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lipid/o
fat, lipid
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my/o
muscle
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phleb/o
vein
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plas/o
development, growth, formation
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systol/o
contraction
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thromb/o
clot
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valv/o
valve
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vascul/o
blood vessel, little vessel
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ven/o
vein
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-ac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-crasia
a mixture or blending
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-emia
blood, blood condition
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-globulin
protein
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-gram
a picture or record
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-graphy
the process of producing a picture or record
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-ia
abnormal condition, disease
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-itis
inflammation
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-lysis
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
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-megaly
enlargement
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-necrosis
death
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-ologist
specialist
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-osis
abnormal condition, disease
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-pathy
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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-penia
deficiency, lack, too few
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
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-stasis, -static
control, maintenance of a constant level
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
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-tic
pertaining to
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-um
condition, structure
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-y
condition
