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132 Cards in this Set
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aneurym/o |
Widened blood vessel |
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angi/o |
Vessel (usually blood or lymph) |
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vascul/o |
Vessel (blood or lymph) |
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aort/o |
Aorta |
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arteri/o |
Artery |
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arteriol/o |
Arteriole |
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atri/o |
Atrium |
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ather/o |
Fatty plaque |
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cardi/o |
Heart |
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coron/o |
Heart |
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electr/o |
Electricity |
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embol/o |
Embolus (plug) |
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hemangi/o |
Blood vessel |
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my/o |
Muscle |
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phleb/o |
Vein |
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ven/o |
Vein |
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scler/o |
Hardening; sclera |
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sept/o |
Septum |
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sphygm/o |
Pulse |
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sten/o |
Narrowing; stricture |
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thromb/o |
Blood clot |
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valvul/o |
Valve |
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valv/o |
Valve |
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vas/o |
vessel; vas deferens; duct |
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ventricul/o |
ventricle (of the heart or brain) |
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-cardia |
Heart condition |
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-gram |
Record; writing |
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-graph |
Instrument for recording |
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-graphy |
Process of recording |
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-stenosis |
Narrowing; stricture |
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endo- |
In within |
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extra- |
Outside |
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peri- |
Around |
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trans- |
across |
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aden/o |
gland |
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agglutin/o |
Clumping, gluing |
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bas/o |
Base (alkaline; opp. of acid) |
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blast/o |
Embryonic cell |
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chrom/o |
Color |
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eosin/o |
Dawn (rose-colored) |
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erythr/o |
Red |
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granul/o |
Granule |
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hem/o hemat/o |
Blood |
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immun/o |
Immune, immunity, safe |
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kary/o nucle/o |
Nucleus |
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luek/o |
White |
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lymphaden/o |
Lymph gland (node) |
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lymph/o |
Lymph |
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lymphangi/o |
Lymph vessel |
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morph/o |
Form, shape, structure |
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myel/o |
Bone marrow, spinal cord |
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neutr/o |
Neutral; neither |
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phag/o |
Swallowing, eating |
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plas/o |
Formation or growth |
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poikil/o |
Varied; irregular |
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recticul/o |
Net; mesh |
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ser/o |
Serum |
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sider/o |
Iron |
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splen/o |
Spleen |
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thromb/o |
Blood clot |
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thym/o |
Thymus gland |
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xen/o |
Foreign or strange |
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-blast |
Embryonic cell |
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-emia |
Blood condition |
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-globin |
Protein |
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-graft |
Transplantation |
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-penia |
Decrease deficiency |
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-phil |
Attraction for |
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-phoresis |
Carrying, transmission |
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-phylaxis |
Protection |
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-poiesis |
Formation, production |
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-stasis |
Standing still |
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A- |
Without, not |
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allo- |
Other, differing from the normal |
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aniso- |
Unequal, dissimilar |
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iso- |
Same, equal |
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ankyl/o |
stiffness, bent, crooked |
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arthr/o |
joint |
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kyph/o |
humpback |
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lamin/o |
lamina |
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lord/o |
swayback, curved |
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myel/o |
Bone marrow, spinal cord |
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orth/o |
Straight |
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ped/o ped/i |
foot, child |
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scoli/o |
Crooked, bent |
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thorac/o |
Chest |
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acromi/o |
Acromion |
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brachi/o |
Arm |
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calcan/o |
Calcasieu (heel bone) |
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carp/o |
Wrist bone |
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cephal |
Head |
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cervic/o |
Cervix, neck of uteri |
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clavicul/o |
Clavicle |
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cost/o |
Ribs |
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crani/o |
Cranium |
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dactyl/o |
fingers toes |
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femor/o |
Femor (thigh bone) |
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fibul/o |
Fibula (smaller part of leg) |
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humer/o |
Humerus |
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ili/o |
Ilium |
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ischi/o |
Ischium |
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lumb/o |
Loins lumbar |
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metacarp/o |
Hand bones metacarpus |
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metatarp/o |
Foot bone metatarpus |
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patell/o |
Patella |
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pelv/i |
Pelvis |
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phalang/o |
Phalanges finger and toes |
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ped/i |
Foot |
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pub/o |
Pubis |
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rad/o |
Radiation xray |
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spondyl/o vertebr/o |
Vertebrae |
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stern/o |
Sternum |
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tibi/o |
Tibia |
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leimy/o |
Smooth muscle |
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muscul/o my/o |
Muscle |
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rrhabd/o |
Rod-shaped (striated) |
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rrhabdomy/o |
Rod-shaped muscle |
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chondr/o |
Cartiliage |
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fasci/o |
Fascia |
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fibr/o |
Fiber fibrous |
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synov/o |
Synovial membrane / fluid |
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ten/o tend/o |
Tendon |
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-asthenia |
Weakness dibility |
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-blast |
Embryonic cell |
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-clasia |
Break, fracture |
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-clast |
Break, fracture |
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-desis |
Binding or fixation of a bone |
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-malacia |
Softening |
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-physis |
Growth |
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-poresis |
Porous |
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-sarcoma |
Malignant tumor |
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-scopy |
Visual examination |
