Cardiovascular 2 Word Scramble
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Root | Meaning |
a-,an- | no, not, without |
aneurysm/o | aneurysm(widened blood vessel) |
angi/o | vessel (blood) |
aort/o | aorta (largest artery) |
arter/o, arteri/o | artery |
ather/o | plaque(fatty substance) |
atri/o | atrium(upper heart chamber) |
axill/o | armpit |
brachi/o | bronchial tube |
brady- | slow |
cardi/o | heart |
cholesterol/o | cholesterol |
constriction | narrowing |
coron/o | heart |
cyan/o | blue |
de- | lack of; down; less; removal of |
dilation | widening, stretching, expanding |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
emia | blood condition |
endo- | in, within |
graphy | process of recording |
hyper- | above, excessive |
hypo- | deficient, below, under, less than normal |
inter- | between |
isch/o | to hold back, back |
lysis | breakdown, seperation, destruction, loosening |
megaly | enlargement |
meter | measure |
my/o | muscle |
myx/o | mucus |
oma | tumor, mass, fluid collection |
osis | condition, usually abnormal |
ox/o | oxygen |
peri- | surrounding |
pericardi/o | pericardium |
phleb/o | vein |
plasty | surgical repair |
pulmon/o | lung |
sclerosis | hardening |
sphygm/o | pulse |
stenosis | tightening, stricture |
steth/o | chest |
tachy- | fast |
tetra- | four |
thromb/o | clot |
tomy | process of cutting |
tri- | three |
valv/o | valve |
valvul/o | valve |
vas/o | vessel, duct, vas deferens |
vascul/o | vessel, blood |
ven/o, ven/i | vein |
ventricul/o | ventricle (of heart or brain) |
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