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Chpt 8
vocab
Term | Definition |
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angi(o), vas(o), vascul(o) | vessel |
aort(o) | aorta |
arter(o), arteri(o) | artery |
arteriol(o) | arteriole |
cardi(o) | heart |
phelb(o), ven(i), ven(o) | vein |
venul(o) | venule |
endocardi(o) | endocardium |
myocardi(o) | myocardium |
pericardi(o) | pericardium |
atri(o) | atrium |
coron(o) | crown |
mediastin(o) | mediastinum |
ox(i) | oxygen |
pulmon(o) | lung |
sept(o)* | septum; partition (infection) |
sin(o) | sinus |
steth(o), thorac(o) | chest |
valv(o), valvul(o) | valve |
ventricul(o) | ventricle |
-ole | small |
arteries (what does it do) | carry oxygen-rich blood to body tissues |
veins (what does it do) | carry oxygen-poor blood back to the heart |
rhythom(o) | rhythm |
de- | down, from, or reversing |
scler(o), -sclerosis | hard, hardening |
-stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
aneurysm(o) | aneurysm |
ather(o) | yellowish, fatty plaque |
embol(o) | embolus |
aden(o) | gland |
adenoid(o) | adenoids |
lymph(o) | lymph, lymphatics |
lymphaden(o) | lymph node |
lymphangi(o) | lymph vessel |
lymphat(o) | lymphatics |
splen(o) | spleen |
thym(o) | thymus |
tonsill(o) | tonsil |