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ch10cf,suffix,prefix
Exploring Medical Language 8th edition ch10 wordparts(N.D.'s class)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| angio | vessel |
| aorto | aorta |
| arterio | artery (carry blood away from heart) |
| athero | yellowish, fatty plaque |
| atrio | atrium (top chambers of the heart) |
| cardio | heart |
| echo | sound |
| electro | electricity, electrical activity |
| ischo | deficiency, of blood flow |
| lymphadeno | lymph node |
| lympho | lymph |
| myelo | bone marrow |
| phlebo | vein (carry blood toward heart) |
| plasmo | plasma |
| spleno | spleen |
| thermo | heat |
| thrombo | clot |
| thymo | thymus gland |
| valvo | valve |
| valvulo | valve |
| ventriculo | ventricle (lower chambers of the heart) |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -graph | instrument used to record |
| -odynia | pain |
| -penia | abnormal reduction in number of blood cells |
| -poiesis | formation |
| -sclerosis | hardening |