unit 6: cardiovascular root words

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angi/o

vessel (blood)

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aort/o

aorta; largest artery

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ateri/o

artery

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ather/o

plaque; fatty buildup

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bol/o

cast; throw

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cardi/o

heart

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coagul/o

coagulation; clotting

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constrict/o

narrowing

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coron/o

heart

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cyan/o

blue

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dilat/o

to enlarge or expand

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electr/o

electricity

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my/o

muscle

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phleb/o

vein

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pulm/o; pulmon/o

lung

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rhythm/o

rhythm; heartbeat

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sept/o

wall; partition

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sphygm/o

pulse

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systol/o

contraction

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tens/o

stretched; strained

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thromb/u/o

clot

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tom/o; tomy

to cut

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vas/o

vessel; duct

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vascul/o

blood vessel

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ven/i; ven/o

vein

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ventricul/o

ventricle