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Med Term Lesson 3
Root Words Lesson 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Angio (an-gee-oh) | vessel |
| Aortal (ay-or-tuh) | main artery/aorta |
| Arterio (ar-teer-ee-oh) | artery |
| Cardio | heart |
| Emboli (em-bo-lie) | vessel obstruction |
| Emia (em-ee-uh) | blood |
| Hema/Hemo (he-mah/he-moh) | blood |
| Phleb (fleab) | vein |
| Thrombo | blood clot |
| Varico (vair-ee-co) | varicose veins |
| Vaso | blood vessel |
| Vena (vee-nah) | vein |
| Ventricu (ven-trick-you) | heart cavity |
| Broncho (bronk-oh) | airway/bronchi |
| Cili (sill-ee) | hairlike processes |
| Ectasis (ek-ta-sis) | expansion |
| Laryngo (la-ring-go) | voice box/larynx |
| Naso | nose |
| Oro | mouth |
| Oxy | oxygen |
| Pector (peck-tore) | breast/chest |
| Pleurisy | rib side |
| Pneumo (new-mow) | lung |
| Ptysis (tie-sis) | to spit |
| Pulmo (pull-moe) | lungs |
| Rhin (rhine) | nose |
| Tracheo (tray-key-oh) | windpipe/trachea |