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week 3
chapter 8-9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| proct/o | rectum / anus |
| arteri/o | artery |
| phleb/o | vein |
| atri/o | atrium |
| angio | vessel |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart/crown |
| hemat/o | blood |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| ven/o | vein |
| aorto | aorta |
| hem/o | blood |
| leuk/o | white |
| plasm/o | plasma |
| erythr/o | red |
| thromb/o | clot |
| anemia | low RBCs |
| hemoglobin | protein carrying oxygen |
| immun/o | immune |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thym/o | thymus |
| nas/o | nose |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| trache/o | trachea |
| pharyng/o | throat |
| spir/o | breathing |
| oxy | oxygen |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| sputum | mucus from lungs |
| tachypnea | fast breathing |
| phonia | voice |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| hypoxia | low oxygen |
| thorac/o | chest |
| diaphragm | breathing muscle |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| alveol/o | air sacs |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| pleura | lining around lungs |
| varic/o | twisted |
| hypo | under/below |
| infract | to stuff into |
| macro | large |
| stasis | stoppage, location ,standing |
| stole | contract |
| pykn/o | thick, dense, compact |
| penia | decrease in number |
| blast | beginning or young |
| apheresis | to remove or separate (blood into parts) |
| brevi | short |
| clast | breakdown |
| crit | separate |
| emesis | vomit |
| eosin/o | rose- red color |
| ferro | iron |
| poie/sis | to make or form, produce |