Word Meanings Flashcards

1
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Greek- a strap; to suspend

A

aorta

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2
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latin- corridor

A

atrium

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3
Q

latin- two; pointed

A

bicuspid

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4
Q

greek- slow

A

brady

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5
Q

latin- hairlike

A

capillary

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6
Q

greek- heart

A

cardio, cardia

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7
Q

greek- cordlike; latin- tendon

A

chordae tendineae

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8
Q

latin- to curdle

A

coagulation

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9
Q

latin- shaped like a crown or circle

A

coronary

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10
Q

greek- dark blue; condition

A

cyanosis

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11
Q

greek- to expand

A

diastole

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12
Q

greek- red; cell

A

erythrocyte

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13
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latin- fiber; greek- to produce

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fibrinogen

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14
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greek- blood; latin- globe

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hemoglobin

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15
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greek- blood; stopping

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hemorrhage

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16
Q

latin- innermost

A

hemostasis

17
Q

greek- to hold back blood

A

intima

18
Q

greek- white; cell

A

leukocytes

19
Q

latin- light

A

lumen

20
Q

latin- headdress

A

mitral

21
Q

greek- a thing formed

A

plasma

22
Q

french- flat

A

platelet

23
Q

Purkyne, Czech anatomist (1787-1869)

A

Purkinje fibers

24
Q

greek- the hidden

A

saphenous

25
Q

greek- half; moon

A

semilunar

26
Q

greek- pulse; thin; measure

A

sphygmomanometer

27
Q

greek- contraction

A

systole

28
Q

greek- rapid, fast, or swift

A

tachy

29
Q

greek- clot; cell

A

thrombocyte

30
Q

greek- three; latin- pointed

A

tricuspid

31
Q

latin- a tunic

A

tunica

32
Q

latin- a vessel or duct

A

vascular

33
Q

latin- vessel; a binder

A

vasoconstriction

34
Q

latin- vessel; to widen

A

vasodilation

35
Q

latin- vein; cavity

A

vena cava

36
Q

latin- little belly

A

ventricle