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Chapter 6
Chapter 6 Root Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Algesia | Sense of pain |
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Cardiac Arrest | Stopped heart |
| Dactyl/o | Fingers |
| Defibrillation | Heart shocked to regular heartbeat |
| Embolism | Obstruction of a blood vessel |
| Embolus | Foreign particle in the bloodstream |
| Esthesia | Feeling, sensation |
| Fibrillation | Very fast, irregular heartbeat |
| Myel/o | Spinal cord, bone marrow |
| Phas/o | Speech |
| Phleb/o | Vein |
| Thrombosis | Blood clot occluding (stopping or closing up) a vessel |
| Thrombus | A blood clot |