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Cardiovascular Sys.
Chpt. 6 combining forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angi/o | vessel (blood) |
| aort/o | aorta; largest artery |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriol/o | arteriole (small artery) |
| ather/o | plaque; fatty buildup |
| bol/o | cast; throw |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coagul/o | coagulation; clotting |
| constrict/o | narrowing |
| coron/o | heart |
| cyan/o | blue |
| dilat/o | to large or expand |
| electr/o | electricity |
| lumen/o | light |
| my/o | muscle |
| phleb/o | vein |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhythm/o | rhythm; heartbeat |
| sept/o | wall; partition |
| son/o | sound |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| systol/o | contraction |
| tens/o | stretched; strained |
| thromb/o | clot |
| tom/o | to cut |
| vas/o | vessel; duct |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| ven/i, ven/o | vein |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| venul/o | venule (small vein) |