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cardiovascular&nervous system
med108
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
11/04/2025
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Term
angi/o
 Definition
Vessel (usually a blood vessel)
Term
aort/o
 Definition
Aorta
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arteri/o
 Definition
Artery
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ather/o
 Definition
Fatty plaque
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cardi/o
 Definition
Heart
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coron/o
 Definition
Heart (crown or encircling, as in coronary arteries)
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phleb/o
 Definition
Vein
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ven/o, ven/i
 Definition
Vein
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hem/o, hemat/o
 Definition
Blood
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erythr/o
 Definition
Red
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leuk/o
 Definition
White
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thromb/o
 Definition
Clot
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vas/o, vascul/o
 Definition
Vessel
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ventricul/o
 Definition
Ventricle (of heart or brain)
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atri/o
 Definition
Atrium (upper heart chamber)
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arteriol/o
 Definition
Arteriole (small artery)
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capill/o
 Definition
Capillary (tiny blood vessel)
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cyan/o
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Blue (lack of oxygen)
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isch/o
 Definition
To hold back, suppress, or block blood flow
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ox/o, ox/i, oxy/o
 Definition
Oxygen
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sphygm/o
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Pulse
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neur/o
 Definition
Nerve
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encephal/o
 Definition
Brain
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cerebr/o
 Definition
Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
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cerebell/o
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Cerebellum (part of the brain controlling balance)
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mening/o, meninge/o
 Definition
Meninges (membranes around brain/spinal cord)
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myel/o
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Spinal cord or bone marrow (context-dependent)
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gli/o
 Definition
Glue or supportive tissue of the nervous system (neuroglia)
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psych/o
 Definition
Mind
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somat/o
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Body
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cran/i
 Definition
Skull or Cranium
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aut/o
 Definition
Self
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radicul/o
 Definition
Nerve Root
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ventricul/o
 Definition
Ventricles (brain cavities filled with cerebrospinal fluid)
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hypn/o
 Definition
Sleep
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phon/o
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Sound or Voice
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esthesi/o
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Sensation or Feeling
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kinesi/o
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Movement
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lex/o
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Word or Phrase (as in dyslexia
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narc/o
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Stupor or sleep
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poli/o
 Definition
Gray matter of the brain or spinal cord
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syncop/o
 Definition
To cut off, faint (as in syncope = fainting)
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