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Medical Lang. Ch. 10
Cardio, Immune, Lymph Systems & Blood
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cardi/o | heart |
| atri/o | atrium |
| antr/o | antrum |
| an/o | anus |
| angi/o | vessel |
| arteri/o | artery |
| aort/o | aorta |
| lymph/o | lymph, lymph tissue |
| phleb/o, ven/o | vein |
| splen/o | spleen |
| valv/o, valvul/o | valve |
| lymphaden/o | lymph nodes |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| plasm/o | plasma |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| brady- | slow |
| therm/o | heat |
| electr/o | electricity, electrical activity |
| ather/o | yellowish, fatty plaque |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| ech/o | sound |
| thromb/o | clot |
| isch/o | deficiency, blockage |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -graph | record, instrument used to record |
| -poieses | formation |
| -apheresis | removal |
| -penia | abnormal reduction in number |
| -sclerosis | hardening |