Chapter 5 The Cardiovascular System Elements Flashcards by B -

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an-

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no, not, without

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brady-

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slow

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dys-

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bad, difficult, painful

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endo-

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in, within, inside

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epi-

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above, upon, on

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hyper-

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excessive, increased

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hypo-

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deficient, decreased

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mega-

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large, great

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peri-

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surrounding, around

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poly-

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many, much

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re-

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back, again

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tachy-

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fast, rapid

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aneurysm/o

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aneurysm (widened blood vessels)

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angi/o

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blood or lymph vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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plaque, fatty substance

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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blast/o

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embryonic, immature, formative element

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cardi/o

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heart

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chromat/o

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color

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coron/o

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coronary, crown

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cyt/o

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cell

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electr/o

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electricity, electric

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embol/o

embolus (something inserted or thrown in)

erythr/o

red

hem/o, hemat/o

blood, relating to blood

isch/o

to hold back

leuk/o

white

lipid/o

fat, lipid

my/o

muscle

phleb/o

vein

plas/o

development, growth, formation

systol/o

contraction

thromb/o

clot

valv/o

valve

vascul/o

blood vessel, little vessel

ven/o

vein

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-crasia

a mixture or blending

-emia

blood, blood condition

-globulin

protein

-gram

a picture or record

-graphy

the process of producing a picture or record

-ia

abnormal condition, disease

-itis

inflammation

-lysis

breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening

-megaly

enlargement

-necrosis

death

-ologist

specialist

-osis

abnormal condition, disease

-pathy

disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

-penia

deficiency, lack, too few

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhage, -rrhagia

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

-rrhexis

rupture

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-stasis, -static

control, maintenance of a constant level

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

-tic

pertaining to

-um

condition, structure

-y

condition