Chapter 6 terms Flashcards
(69 cards)
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angi/o
A
vessel (blood)
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aort/o
A
aorta; largest artery
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arteri/o
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artery
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arteriol/o
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arteriole (small artery)
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ather/o
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plaque; fatty buildup
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bol/o
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cast; throw
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cardi/o
A
heart
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coagul/o
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coagulation; clotting
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constrict/o
A
narrow
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coron/o
A
heart
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cyan/o
A
blue
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dialt/o
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to enlarge or expand
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electr/o
A
electricity
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lumun/o
A
light
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my/o
A
muscle
16
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phleb/o
A
vein
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pulmon/o
A
lung
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rhythm/o
A
rhythm; heart beat
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sept/o
A
wall; partition
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son/o
A
sound
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sphygm/o
A
pulse
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systol/o
A
contraction
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tens/o
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stretched; strained
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thromb/o
A
clot
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tom/o
to cut
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vas/o
vessel; duct
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vascul/o
blood vessel
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ven/i, ven/o
vein
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ventricul/o
ventricle
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venul/o
venule (small vein)
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a- an-
not; without
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anti-
against
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brady-
slow
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dia-
through; complete
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echo-
reflected sound
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em-
in
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endo-
in; within
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epi-
om; over; upon
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hyper-
above; above normal; excessive
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hypo-
below; below normal; deficient
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per-
through
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peri-
around; surrounding
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tachy-
fast
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trans-
across
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-ac; -al; -ar; -ary; -ic; -ous
pertaining to
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-ant
substance that promotes
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-ation
process; condition
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-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
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-emic
pertaining to blood condition
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-gram
record; image
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-graphy
process of recording
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-ia
condition
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-in, -ine
chemical; chemical compound; substance
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-ism
process; condition
55
-itis
inflammation
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-ive
substance that promotes
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-lytic
pertaining to breakdown or destruction
58
-meter
measure
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-or
one who takes action or does something
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-osis
abnormal condition
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-pathy
disease
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-sclerosis
hardening; thickening
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-stenosis
narrowing; tightening
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-stomy
surgical opening
65
-tension
pressure
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-tomy
process of cutting or incision
67
-trophy
condition of growth or development
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-um; -us
structure; tissue; thing
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-version
to turn
