Chapter 5 Vocab Review Flashcards
(98 cards)
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ablat/o-
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take away; destroy
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aneurysm/o-
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aneurysm
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angi/o-
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blood vessel; lympthatic vessel
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angin/o-
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angina
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aort/o-
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aorta
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apic/o-
A
apex(tip)
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arteriol/o-
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arteriole
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ather/o-
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soft; fatty substance
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atheromat/o-
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fatty deposit or mass
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atri/o-
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atrium (upper heart chamber)
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axill/o-
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axilla (armpit)
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brachi/o-
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arm
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capill/o-
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hairlike structure; capillary
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carot/o-
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stupor; sleep
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catherter/o-
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catheter
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cholesterol/o-
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cholesterol
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circulat/o-
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movement in a crcular route
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claudicat/o-
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imping pain
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clav/o-
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clavicle (collar bone)
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coagul/o-
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clotting
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coarct/o-
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pressed together
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compens/o-
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counterbalance; compensate
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conduct/o-
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carrying; conveying
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congest/o-
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accumulation of fluid
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constrict/o-
drawn together; narrowed
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contract/o-
pull together
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cusp/o-
projection; point
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diastol/o-
dilating
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dissect/o-
to cut apart
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ech/o-
echo (sound wave)
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ectop/o-
outside of a place
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electr/o-
electricity
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femor/o-
femur (thigh bone)
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fibrill/o-
muscle fiber; nerve fiber
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infarct/o-
area of dead tissue
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isch/o-
keep back; block
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jugul/o-
jugular (throat)
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lipid/o-
lipid (fat)
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lumin/o-
lumen (opening)
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ly/o-
break down; destroy
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man/o-
thin; frenzy
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mediastin/o-
mediastinum
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mitr/o-
structure like a miter (tall hat with two points)
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my/o-
muscle
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necr/o-
dead cells, tissue, body
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occlus/o-
close against
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palpit/o-
to throb
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pat/o-
to be open
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peripher/o-
outer aspects
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perone/o-
fibula (lower leg bone)
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phleb/o-
vein
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polar/o-
positive or negative state
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poplite/o-
back of the knee
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port/o-
point of entry
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prosthet/o-
artificial part
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ren/o-
kidney
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rheumat/o-
watery discharge
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rhythm/o-
rhythm
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rrhythm/o-
rhythm
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saphem/o-
clearly visible
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scler/o-
hard; sclera (white of the eye)
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sin/o-
hollow cavity; channel
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sphygm/o-
pulse
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stat/o-
standing still; staying in one place
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sten/o-
narrowness
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system/o-
the body as a whole
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systol/o-
contracting
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tampon/o-
stop up
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tele/o-
distance
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tetr/a-
four
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theli/o-
cellular layer
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thromb/o-
thrombus (blood clot)
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tibi/o-
tibia (shin bone)
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triglycerid/o-
triglyceride
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uln/o-
ulna (forearm bone)
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valv/o-
valve
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valvul/o-
valve
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varic/o-
varix; varicose vein
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vas/o-
blood vessel; vas deferens
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vegetat/o-
growth
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ventricul/o-
ventricle (lower heart chamber; chamber in the brain)
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xen/o-
foreign
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extra-
outside of
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supra-
above
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-ade
action; process
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-ature
system composed of
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-etic
pertaining to
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-graft
tissue for implant or transplant
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-ian
pertaining to
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-ide
chemically modified structure
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-ing
doing
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-ization
process of making, creating or inserting
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-ose
full of
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-systole
contraction
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-tome
instrument used to cut; area with distinct edges
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-trophy
process of development
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-ule
small thing
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-um
a structure; period of time
