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Lesson 3-Root Words
The Cardiovascular System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angi/o | blood or lymph vessels |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | plaque, fatty substance |
| capill/o | capillary |
| cardi/o | heart |
| end/o | within |
| hem/o | blood, relating to the blood |
| hemat/o | blood, relating to the blood |
| phleb/o | vein |
| thromb/o | clot |
| ven/o | vein |
| chromat/o | color |
| coagul/o | clotting, coagulation |
| erythr/o | red |
| fibrin/o | fibrin, fibers, threads of a clot |
| leuk/o | white |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| plasma | something molded or formed, plasma |
| plasm/o | something molded or formed, plasma |
| Coron/o | Heart |
| My/o | Muscle |