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chpt 8/chpt 9
chpt 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| coagul/o | coagulation |
| thromb/o | clot |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| cyt/o | cell |
| leuk/o | white |
| phleb/o, ven/o | vein |
| lymph/o | lymph |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord, |
| -emia | blood condition |
| tonsil/o | tonsils |
| splen/o | spleen |
| thym/o | thymus |
| immun/o | immune system |
| -penia | deficiency |
| splenodynia (spleno/dynia) | pain in the spleen |
| atri/o | artium (upper chambers) |
| sept/o | septum (plural: septa) |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (lower chamber) |
| cardi/o | heart |
| coron/o | heart |
| angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o | vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| phleb/o,ven/o | vein |
| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| A-fib | atrial fibrillation |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CABG | coronary artery |