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69 Cards in this Set
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Cardio/o |
Heart |
Having to do with muscle that pumps blood. |
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Pneum/o |
Lung, Air |
Breathe |
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Aneurysm/o |
Aneurysm |
Blood clot in the brain |
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Angi/o |
Blood vessel; lymphatic vessel |
Vessels of the body |
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Aort/o |
Aorta |
Main artery in the human body |
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Arteri/o |
Artery |
Main vein |
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Arteriol/o |
Arteriole |
Small branch of an artery leading into capillaries. |
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Arther/o |
Soft, fatty substance |
Fatty |
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Atri/o |
Atrium |
Two upper cavities of the heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles. |
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Auscult/o |
Listening |
Stethoscope... |
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Capill/o |
Hairlike structures; capillary |
Branching blood vessels that form a network between the artherioles and venules. |
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Circulat/o |
Movement in a circular route |
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Coron/o |
Structure that encircles like a crown |
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Cusp/o |
Projection;point |
A pointed end where two curves meet, in particular. |
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Diastol/o |
Dilating |
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Infarct/o |
Area of dead tissue |
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Isch/o |
Keep back/block |
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Lipid/o |
Lipid(fat) |
Synonym for fats |
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My/o |
Muscle |
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Phleb/o |
Vein |
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Rrhythm/o |
Rhythm |
A strong regular repeated pattern of movement or sound. |
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Scler/o |
Hard; sclera (white of the eye) |
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Sphygm/o |
Pulse |
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Steth/o |
Chest |
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Tens/o |
Pressure;Tension |
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Valv/o |
Valve |
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Valvul/o |
Valve |
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Vascul/o |
Blood vessel |
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Ven/o |
Vein |
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Ventricul/o |
Ventricle |
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Aden/o |
Gland |
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Bas/o |
Base of a structure; basic alkaline |
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Cellut/o |
Cell |
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Coagul/o |
Clotting |
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Cyt/o |
Cell |
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Embol/o |
Embolus (occluding plug) |
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Eosin/o |
Eosin(red acidic dye) |
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Erythr/o |
Red |
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Glob/o |
Shaped like a globe; comprehensive |
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Granul/o |
Granule |
A small particle or grain |
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Hemat/o |
Blood |
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Hem/o |
Blood |
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Immun/o |
Immune response |
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Kary/o |
Nucleus |
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Leuk/o |
White |
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Lymph/o |
Lymph; lymphatic system |
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Macr/o |
Large |
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Meg/a |
Large |
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Megal/o |
Large |
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Micr/o |
One millionth;small |
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Mon/o |
One; single |
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Morph/o |
Shape |
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Myel/o |
Bone marrow;spinal cord; myelin |
Fatty white substance sorrounds a nerve cell |
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Neutr/o |
Not taking part |
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Norm/o |
Normal;usual |
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Nucle/o |
Nucleus |
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Ox/y |
Oxygen;quick |
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Path/o |
Disease; suffering |
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Phag/o |
Eating; swallowing |
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Phil/o |
Attraction to; fondness for |
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Plasm/o |
Plasma |
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Reticul/o |
Small network |
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Splen/o |
Spleen |
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Thromb/o |
Thrombus blood clot |
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Thym/o |
Thymus;rage |
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Abras/o |
Scarpe off |
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Actin/o |
Rays of the sun |
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Adip/o |
Fat |
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All/o |
Other;strange |
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