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Flashcards in Cardiovascular System Root Words Deck (34)
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Q

angin

A

To choke

1
Q

and/i, angi/o, vas/o

A

Vessel

2
Q

arter

A

Artery

3
Q

arteri/o

A

artery

4
Q

ather/o

A

Fatty substance or deposit

5
Q

capillus

A

Hairlike

6
Q

card

A

Heart

7
Q

card/i, cardi/o

A

Heart

8
Q

infarct

A

infarct (necrosis of an area)

9
Q

lipid

A

Fat

10
Q

logos

A

Study

11
Q

man/o

A

Thin

12
Q

my/o

A

Muscle

13
Q

phleb

A

Vein

14
Q

phleb/o

A

Vein

15
Q

pulmonar

A

Lung

16
Q

cubitum

A

elbow, forearm

17
Q

cyte

A

Cell

18
Q

derm

A

Skin

19
Q

diastol/o

A

Dilating

20
Q

electr/o

A

Electricity

21
Q

embol

A

To cast, to throw

22
Q

erg/o

A

Work

23
Q

erythr/o

A

Red

24
Q

hem/o

A

Blood

25
Q

rrhyth

A

Rhythm

26
Q

scler

A

Hardening

27
Q

sera

A

Serum

28
Q

sphygm/o

A

Pulse

29
Q

steth/o

A

Chest

30
Q

systol/o

A

Contracting

31
Q

tens

A

Tension

32
Q

thromb

A

Clot

33
Q

ven/i

A

Vein