Unit 8: Cardiovascular, Blood, & Lymphatic System-Word Parts Flashcards
(66 cards)
1
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ana-
A
up, towards, or against
2
Q
angi/o
A
blood vessel
3
Q
vascul/o
A
blood vessel
4
Q
vas/o
A
blood vessel
5
Q
apher/o
A
withdrawal
6
Q
aort/o
A
aorta
7
Q
arteri/o
A
artery
8
Q
ather/o
A
plaque, fatty substance, narrowing
9
Q
atri/o
A
atrium, upper chamber of the heart
10
Q
brady-
A
slow
11
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
12
Q
coron/o
A
heart
13
Q
-cardia
A
heart condition
14
Q
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
15
Q
coagul/o
A
coagulation, clotting
16
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
17
Q
cyt/o
A
cells, increase in cells
18
Q
-ectasis
A
a dilation or expansion
19
Q
embol/o
A
blockage, obstruction, plug, embolus
20
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
21
Q
erythr/o
A
red
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-globin
A
protein
23
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hemat/o
A
blood
24
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hem/o
A
blood
25
immun/o
immunity/immune
26
isch/o
hold back, block
27
leuk/o
white
28
lymph/o
lymphatic system/ tissue
29
-lysis
seperation, destruction, loosening
30
-megaly
enlargement
31
myel/o
muscle
32
my/o
muscle
33
-ole
small, minute
34
-ule
small, minute
35
-oma
tumor
36
path/o
disease
37
-pathy
disease
38
pector/o
chest
39
-penia
deficiency
40
perfus/o
blood flow
41
-phagia
swallowing, eating
42
-phil
love, affinity for
43
-phylaxis
protection
44
phleb/o
vein
45
ven/o
vein
46
-poiesis
blood formation
47
pulmon/o
lungs
48
-rrhage
excessive flow
49
-rrhaphy
suture
50
rrhythm/o
rhythm
51
scler/o
hardening
52
-scopy
process of looking
53
sept/o
septum, wall, fence
54
septic/o
infected, decay
55
-spasm
involuntary contraction
56
splen/o
spleen
57
-static
lack of movement
58
tachy-
fast
59
thromb/o
clot; thrombus - blood clot
60
thym/o
thymus
61
tonsil/o
tonsil
62
valvul/o
valve
63
varic/o
dilated vein
64
vas/o
vessel
65
ventricul/o
ventricle, lower chamber of the heart
66
vol/o
volume
