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42 cardiovascular and nervous system word roots
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05/24/2026
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Term
1. Angi/o
 Definition
Vessel (usually blood or lymph)
Term
2.Aort/o
 Definition
Aorta
Term
3. rteri/o
 Definition
Artery
Term
4.Ather/o
 Definition
Fatty plaque
Term
5.Capillar/o
 Definition
Capillaries (the smallest blood vessels)
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6.Cardi/o
 Definition
Heart
Term
7.chrom/o, chromat/o
 Definition
Color
Term
8.Erythr/o
 Definition
Red
Term
9.hem/o, hemat/o
 Definition
Blood
Term
10.Isch/o
 Definition
Restriction, deficiency
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11. Leuk/o
 Definition
White
Term
12.My/o
 Definition
Muscle
Term
13.Phleb/o
 Definition
Vein
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14.Scler/o
 Definition
Hardening
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15.Sten/o
 Definition
Narrowing
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16.Thromb/o
 Definition
Clot
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17.Valvul/o
 Definition
Valve
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18. Vas/o
 Definition
Vessel
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19.Ven/o
 Definition
Vein
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20.Alges/o
 Definition
Sensitivity to pain
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21.Cephal/o
 Definition
Head
Term
22. Cerebr/o
 Definition
Brain, cerebrum
Term
23. Cerebell/o
 Definition
Cerebellum (part of the brain)
Term
24. Concuss/o
 Definition
To shake violently
Term
25. Crani/o
 Definition
Skull
Term
26. Dur/o
 Definition
Dura mater (outermost layer of the meninges)
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27. Encephal/o
 Definition
Brain
Term
28.Esthesi/o
 Definition
Sensation, feeling
Term
29. gangli/o, ganglion/o
 Definition
Ganglion (a cluster of nerve cell bodies)
Term
30. Hydr/o
 Definition
Water, fluid
Term
31. Lob/o
 Definition
Lobe
Term
32. Ment/o
 Definition
Mind, chin
Term
33. mening/o, meningi/o
 Definition
Meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)
Term
34. Mon/o
 Definition
One, single
Term
35. Myel/o
 Definition
Spinal cord, bone marrow
Term
36. neur/o, neur/i
 Definition
Nerve
Term
37. Phas/o
 Definition
Speech
Term
38. Poli/o
 Definition
Gray matter (of the brain or spinal cord)
Term
39. Pont/o
 Definition
Pons (a part of the brainstem)
Term
40. Psych/o
 Definition
Mind
Term
41. radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o
 Definition
Nerve root
Term
42. Vag/o
 Definition
Vagus nerve (a cranial nerve)
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