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ch10cf,suffix,prefix
Exploring Medical Language 8th edition ch10 wordparts(N.D.'s class)
Question | Answer |
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angio | vessel |
aorto | aorta |
arterio | artery (carry blood away from heart) |
athero | yellowish, fatty plaque |
atrio | atrium (top chambers of the heart) |
cardio | heart |
echo | sound |
electro | electricity, electrical activity |
ischo | deficiency, of blood flow |
lymphadeno | lymph node |
lympho | lymph |
myelo | bone marrow |
phlebo | vein (carry blood toward heart) |
plasmo | plasma |
spleno | spleen |
thermo | heat |
thrombo | clot |
thymo | thymus gland |
valvo | valve |
valvulo | valve |
ventriculo | ventricle (lower chambers of the heart) |
brady- | slow |
tachy- | fast |
-ac | pertaining to |
-graph | instrument used to record |
-odynia | pain |
-penia | abnormal reduction in number of blood cells |
-poiesis | formation |
-sclerosis | hardening |