Test 4 Flashcards
(180 cards)
1
Q
cord/o
(cor, corda)
A
heart
2
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
3
Q
valv/o
(valva, valvae)
A
valve
4
Q
valvul/o
(valvula, valvulae)
A
valvule
5
Q
cuspid/o
(cuspis, cuspides)
A
cuspid, point
6
Q
mitr/o
A
mitral valve
7
Q
chrod/o
A
cord, tendon
8
Q
lun/o
A
moon
9
Q
cresc/o
cret/o
A
increasing, grow, crescent
10
Q
atri/o
(atrium, atria)
A
atrium (a chamber of the heart), a central room
11
Q
ventricul/o
(ventriculus, ventriculi)
A
ventricle, a small cavity
12
Q
sept/o
(septum, septa)
A
a wall dividing two cavities
13
Q
pariet/o
(paries, parietes)
A
wall
14
Q
viscer/o
(viscus, viscera)
A
organ
15
Q
coron/o
(corona, coronae)
A
coronary vessels, a circular structure, crown
16
Q
aort/o
(aorta, aortae)
A
aorta
17
Q
carotid/o
(carotid)
A
carotid
18
Q
jugul/o
(jugulum, jugula)
A
jugular vein, throat
19
Q
pulm/o
pulmon/o
A
lung
20
Q
saphen/o
(saphena, saphenae)
A
saphenous vein
21
Q
port/o
A
gate, entrance (port of entry of a vessel or nerve into an organ)
22
Q
osti/o
(ostium, ostia)
A
orfice, opening
23
Q
vas/o
(vas, vasa)
A
vessel
24
Q
vascul/o
A
vessel (a little vessel)
25
angi/o
vessel
26
arteri/o
(arteria, arteriae)
artery
27
arteriol/o
(arteriola, arteriolae)
arteriole
28
phleb/o
vein
29
ven/o
(vena, venae)
vein
30
venul/o
(venula, venulae)
venule
31
capillar/o
(capillary)
capillary
32
arc/o
(arcus)
arch, a curved structure, a bow
33
ram/o
(ramus, rami)
ramus (a branching of vessels), branch, branchlike
34
furc/o
furcat/o
(furca, furcae)
a forking, splitting
35
plex/o
(plexus)
plexus (an interwoven network of vessels or nerves), to plait, interweave
36
ret/o
(rete, retia)
net, network
37
lumin/o
(lumen, lumina)
light, lumen (the open space between walls of a vessel)
38
sphygm/o
-sphygmia
(sphygmus, sphygmi_
pulse
39
rhythm/o
(rhythm)
rhythm
40
systol/o
(Systole)
contraction
41
diastol/o
(diastole)
expansion
42
tachy-
tach/o
quick, rapid
43
brady-
slow
44
steth/o
chest
45
tens/o
stretch
46
dilat/o
expand
47
-ectasia
-ectasis
dilated, expanded
48
strict/o
string/o
to narrow, bind, compress
49
spasm/o
spasmod/o
(spasmus)
convulsion, spasm
50
fibrill/o
(fibrilla, fibrillae)
fibril, fiber, *quivering of the heart
51
palpit/o
sensation of rapid beating of the heart
52
angin/o
(angina)
angina pectoris, choking
53
ather/o
fatty plaque
54
scler/o
hard
55
isch/o
hold back
56
coarct/o
coarctat/o
to confine
57
varic/o
(varix, varices)
a swollen, tortuous vein
58
aneurysm/o
(aneurysm)
abnormal widening of a vessel
59
eury-
wide
60
clus/o
claud/o
shut, closed off
61
claudic/o
limping
62
phor/o
-phor
-phore
-phoresis
to bear, convey;
(-phor, -phore) bearer;
(-phoresis) transmission
63
lat/o
to bear, convey
64
sanguin/o
(sanguis)
blood
65
hem/o
hemat/o
-emia
blood
66
plasm/o
-plasm
(plasma)
fluid portion of blood (plasma), something formed or shaped
67
plast/o
-plast
-plasia
formed, molded, forming cell or organelle condition of formation, growth
68
ser/o
(serum, sera)
fluid left over after blood clotting (blood serum), a watery fluid
69
-poiesis
to make, produce
70
blast/o
-blast
embryonic cell, formative cell or layer, bud or shoot
71
cyt/o
-cyte
cell
72
thromb/o
(thrombus, thrombi)
a clot
73
erythr/o
red, red blood cell
74
leuk/o
leuc/o
white, white blood cell
75
reticul/o
net, network
76
granul/o
granule, small grain
77
corpuscul/o
corpuscle, small mass or body
78
glob/o
globul/o
(globus, globi)
ball, sphere
79
morph/o
shape, form
80
nucle/o
(nucleus, nuclei)
center of cell (nucleus), nut, kernel
81
kary/o
(karyon, karya)
center of cell (nucleus), nut, kernel
82
neutr/o
neutral, neither
83
bas/o
(basis, bases)
base, foundation, step, a walking
84
eosin/o
(eosine)
red dyes used in histology (eosine)
85
eos/o
eo-
dawn, early, morning red
86
phil/o
-phil
-phile
attraction, love
87
lymph/o
lymphat/o
(lymph)
lymph, water
88
nod/o
(nodus, nodi)
node (lymph), swollen, knot-like
89
aden/o
gland
90
splen/o
spleen
91
lien/o
spleen
92
tonsill/o
(tonsilla, tonsillae)
tonsil
93
thym/o
thymus gland
94
coagul/o
(coagulum, coagula)
thickening of liquid into a gel or solid, particularly blood
95
fibr/o
fiber
96
bubon/o
(bubo, buboes)
swollen lymph nodes
97
crit/o
-crit
separate, decide
98
cras/o
-crasisa
mixture, temperament
99
anis/o
unequal
100
poikil/o
irregular, varied, spotted, mottled
101
acanth/o
(acantha)
thorn, spine, spiny
102
echin/o
spiny
103
ple/o
plei/o
pli/o
more, increased
104
tox/o
poison, bow and arrow
105
septic/o
(sepsis)
sepsis
106
-rrhagia
-rrhage
-rrhagy
rhagad/o
rupture with profuse discharge of a fluid (typically blood)
tear, fissure, cleft
107
-penia
decrease, deficiency
108
mega-
megal/o
-megaly
enlargement, large
109
-staxis
(staxis)
dripping, oozing
110
stas/o
stat/o
-stasis
-stat
(stasis, stases)
a standing, stoppage, cause to stand
-stat = a device for stopping, ceasing something
111
embol/o
(embolus, emboli)
a moving clot in the blood (embolus), an interjection
112
thromb/o
(thrombus, thrombi)
a clot
113
edemat/o
-edema
(edema)
swelling
114
fus/o
a pouring, melting
115
pleth/o
plethysm/o
(plethora)
excess, overfullness
116
immun/o
free from, safe
117
nas/o
(nasus, nasi)
nose
118
rhin/o
nose
119
nar/i
(naris, nares)
nostril
120
sin/o
sinus/o
(sinus, sinuses)
curve; cavity, socket, or sinus
121
antr/o
(antrum, antra)
cave; cavity or sinus
122
pharyng/o
-pharynx
(pharynx, pharynges)
throat
123
laryng/o
-larynx
(larynx, larynges)
voice box, larynx
124
epiglott/o
epiglottid/o
(epiglottis, epiglottides)
epiglottis
125
glott/o
(glottis, glottides)
vocal cords, tongue
126
trache/o
(trachea, tracheae)
trachea
127
trachel/o
neck
128
trach/o
trachy-
rough
129
bronch/o
(bronchus, bronchi)
bronchus
130
bronchiol/oo
(bronchiolus, bronchioli)
bronchiole
131
hil/o
(hilum, hila)
hilum
132
pulm/o
pulmon/o
(pulmo, pulmones)
lung
133
pneum/o
pneumon/o
lung
134
alveol/o
alve/o
(alveolus, alveoli)
alveolus, cavity, socket, sac
135
lob/o
(lobus, lobi)
lobe, pod
136
pleur/o
(pleura, pleurae)
pleura, rib, side
137
phren/o
diaphragm, mind
138
diaphragm/o
diaphragmat/o
(diaphragm)
diaphragm
139
phragm/o
phragmat/o
-emphraxis
obstruction, wall
140
pector/o
(pectus, pectora)
chest
141
steth/o
chest
142
thorac/o
-thorax
(thorax, thoraces)
thorax
143
mediastin/o
-mediastinum
(mediastinum, mediastena)
mediastinum
144
pne/o
-pnoea
-pnea
breath, breathing
145
tachy-
tach/o
rapid, quick, speed
146
brady-
slow
147
orth/o
upright, straight, correct, normal
148
platy-
plat/o
flat, broad
149
poly-
many, much
150
spir/o
spirat/o
breath, breathing
151
hal/o
halit/o
breath, breathing
152
pneum/o
pneumat/o
wind, gas, air
153
carb/o
carbon/o
carbon dioxide, carbon
154
capn/o
carbon dioxide, smoke
155
oxy-
ox/o
oxygen, acid, sharp, acute, rapid
156
aer/o
air
157
aether/o
ether/o
ether
158
phys/o
air, gas, air, bubble
159
atm/o
vapor, air, gas
160
nebul/o
(nebula, nebulae)
cloud, cloud-like, mist
161
anem/o
wind
162
ausculatat/o
to listen
163
phon/o
-phony
voice, sound
164
-loquy
voice, speech
165
sput/o
(sputum, sputa)
sputum, spit
166
phlegmat/o
(phlegm)
phlegm
167
muc/o
(mucus)
mucus
168
blenn/o
mucus
169
ptyal/o
-ptysis
(ptysis)
spit, spitting
170
py/o
pus
171
-staxis
a dripping/oozing of blood
172
tuss/o
-tussis
cough, coughing
173
coni/o
dust
174
asthm/o
asthmat/o
(asthma)
asthma
175
phthisi/o
-phthisis
(phthisis)
wasting, tuberculosis
176
tubercul/o
tubercle, TB
177
atel/o
incomplete, imperfect
178
-ectasis
-ectasia
(ectasis)
dilation, expansion
179
spasm/o
-spasm
(spasm)
spasm
180
fus/o
pour, melt
