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aneurysm-
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aneurysm; dilation of the wall of the heart, artery, or vein
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vascul-
vas-* angi- |
blood vessel; vessel; duct [often used of blood vessels even without a root for blood]
see Mod. 7 |
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aort-
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aorta; main vessel of arterial system
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arteri-
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artery [vessel that carries blood away from the heart]
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arteriol-
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arteriole; small artery [adjoining capillaries]
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atri-
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atrium [pl. atria]; chamber; cavity [in the body]
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capillar-
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capillary; smallest blood vessel
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cardi-
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heart
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cyt-
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cell
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sanguin-
hem-* haem- hemat- haemat- |
blood
See Mod 7. |
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ven-
phleb- |
vein [vessel that carries blood to the heart]
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plasmat-
plasm- |
plasma
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rhythm-
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rhythm; heart beat
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ser-
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serum
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sphygm-
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pulse
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thromb-
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clot
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thrombocyt-
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thrombocyte; platelet
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valvul-
valv- |
valve
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varic-
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varix; a tortuous dilation of a vein
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venul-
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venule; small vein
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null-
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none; no
[ connecting vowel is "i"] |
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un-
mon- |
one
[un- with -gravida or -para means "once"] |
connecting vowel for un- is "i"
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prim-
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first
[ with -gravida or -para means "first time"] |
connecting vowel is "i"
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bin-
bi-* di- dipl- |
two; double
[no connecting vowel follows di-, bi, bin-] [use bi- if consonant follows, bin- if vowel follows] See Mod. 4 |
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secund-
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second
[with -gravida or -para means "twice"] connecting vowel is "i" |
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tert-
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three; third
connecting vowel is "i" |
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tri-
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three [no connecting vowel follows]
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tripl-
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three; triple
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quadr-
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four [connecting vowel is “i”]
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quart-
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four; fourth [connecting vowel is “i”]
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quint-
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five; fifth [connecting vowel is “i”]
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penta-
pent- |
five
[penta- not followed by connecting vowel] |
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sext-
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six; sixth
[connecting vowel is "i"] |
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sex-
hex- hexa- |
six
[hexa- is not followed by connecting vowel] |
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sept-*
hept- hepta- |
seven; seventh
[connecting vowel for hept- and sept- is "i"] [hepta- is not followed by connecting vowel] See mod 11 |
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octa-
oct- |
eight; eighth
[connecting vowel for oct is "i"] [octa- is not followed by a connecting vowel] |
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nona-
non-* |
nine; ninth
[connecting vowel for non- is "i"] [nona- is not followed by a connecting vowel] See Mod 3. |
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dec-
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ten; tenth; one-tenth
[connecting vowel is "i"] |
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mer-
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part; partial
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plur-
mult- poly- |
many; multiple
[no connecting vowel follows poly-] [connecting vowel for mult- and plur- is "i"] |
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nigr-
melan- anthrac-* |
black
See Mod 12 |
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argyr-
argent-* |
silver
See Mod. 12 |
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chrys-*
aur-* |
golden
See Mod. 12 |
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virid-
chlor- |
green
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chromat-
chrom- |
colourful; tinted [adjectives]; colour [noun]
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xanth-
lute- flav- croc- cirrh- |
yellow
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coccin-
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scarlet
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cyan-
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blue
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rube-
rubr- rub- rhod- erythr- |
red
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albid-
alb- leuk- leuc- candid- |
white
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viol-
iod- |
violet
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poli-*
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whitish grey; grey
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purpur-
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purple
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-haemia
-hemia -emia -aemia |
condition of the blood; presence of (a substance) in the blood; presence of blood in (an organ)
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