Studied by 9 peopleangi/o
vessel(s); blood vessel(s)
aort/o
aorta
arteri/o
artery (s.), arteries (pl.)
atri/o
atrium
cardi/o
heart
cyt/o
cell
hem/o
blood
hemat/o
blood
lymph/o
lymph, lymph tissue
lymphaden/o
lymph node
my/o
muscle
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
phleb/o
vein
plasm/o
plasma
splen/o
spleen
thym/o
thymus gland
valvul/o
valve
ven/o
vein(s)
venttricul/o
ventricle
ather/o
yellowish, fatty plaque
ech/o
sound
electr/o
electricity, electrical activity
embol/o
plug
erythr/o
red
immun/o
immune system
isch/o
deficiency, blockage
leuk/o
white
thromb/o
blood clot
brady-
slow
endo-
within
intra-
within
pan-
all, total
peri-
surrounding (outer)
poly-
many, much
tachy-
fast, rapid
-apheresis
removal
-ar
pertaining to
-centesis
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid (with a sterile needle)
-ectomy
excision, surgical removal
-emia
in the blood
-genic
producing, originating, causing
-gram
record, radiographic image
-graphy
process of recording, radiographic imaging
-ia
diseased or abnormal state, condition of
-ic
pertaining to
-ism
state of
-itis
inflammation
-logist
one who studies and treats (specialist, physician)
-logy
study of
-lysis
loosening, dissolution, separating
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor, swelling
-osis
abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell word roots)
-ous
pertaining to
-pathy
disease
-penia
abnormal reduction in number
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhage
excessive flow
-rrhaphy
suturing, repairing
-sclerosis
hardening
-scopy
visual examination
-stasis
control, stop, standing
-stenosis
constriction or narrowing
-us
noun suffix, no meaning
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