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cardiovascular & respiratory system root terms
Question | Answer |
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angio | vessel |
aortal | aorta, main artery |
arterio | artery |
cardio | heart |
emboli | vessel obstruction |
emia | blood |
hema,hemo | blood |
phleb | vein |
thrombo | blood clot |
varico | varicose veins |
vaso | blood vessel |
vena | vein |
ventricu | heart cavity |
broncho | bronchi, airway |
cili | hairlike processes |
ectasis | expansion |
laryngo | larynx, voice box |
naso | nose |
oro | mouth |
oxy | oxygen, keen |
oxyosmia | keen sense of smell |
pector | chest, breast |
pleura | rib side |
pneumo | lung |
ptysis | to spit |
pulmo | lungs |
rhin | nose |
tracheo | trachea, windpipe |