Lesson 10: Cardiovascular System

Front 1

Amyl-

Back 1

Combining form

Starch

Front 2

Angin-

Back 2

Combining form

choking pain, angina pectoris

Front 3

Aort-

Back 3

Combining form

Aorta

Front 4

Arct(at)-

Back 4

Combining form

compression

Front 5

Ather-

Back 5

Combining form

(soup) fatty deposit

Front 6

Atri-

Back 6

Combining form

(entrance hall) atrium

Front 7

Bol-

Back 7

Combining form

a throwing

Front 8

Capill-

Back 8

Combining form

(hair) capillary

Front 9

Cirs-

Back 9

Combining form

dilated and twisted vein; varix

Front 10

-clud-, -clus-

Back 10

Combining form

close

Front 11

Cor, Cord-

Back 11

Combining form

heart

Front 12

Coron-

Back 12

Combining form

crown

Front 13

Cusp, -Cuspid

Back 13

Combining form

point

Front 14

Dextr-

Back 14

Combining form

right (side)

Front 15

-Form

Back 15

Combining form

shape

Front 16

Gurgit-, Gurgitat-

Back 16

Combining form

flood, flow

Front 17

Pector-

Back 17

Combining form

breast, chest

Front 18

Phleb-

Back 18

Combining form

vein

Front 19

Pulm(on)-

Back 19

Combining form

lung, pulmonary artery

Front 20

Rhythm-

Back 20

Combining form

(steady motion) heartbeat

Front 21

Sept-

Back 21

Combining form

wall, partition

Front 22

Sin-, Sinus-

Back 22

Combining form

(curve, hollow) sinus

Front 23

Sinistr-

Back 23

Combining form

left (side)

Front 24

Sphygm-

Back 24

Combining form

pulse

Front 25

Stal-, Stol-

Back 25

Combining form

send, contraction

Front 26

Tens(i)

Back 26

Combining form

stretch

Front 27

Thromb-

Back 27

Combining form

blood clot

Front 28

Top-

Back 28

Combining form

place

Front 29

Vag-

Back 29

Combining form

(wandering) the vagus nerve

Front 30

Varic-, Varix

Back 30

Combining form

dilated and twisted vein, varix

Front 31

Vas-

Back 31

Combining form

(blood) vessel; vas deferens

Front 32

Ven-

Back 32

Combining form

Vein

Front 33

Ventr-

Back 33

Combining form

belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity