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cardiovascular and nervous system
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08/22/2025
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel (blood or lymph)
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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capillar/o
 Definition
capillaries (smallest blood vessels)
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cardi/o
 Definition
Heart
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chrom/o, chormat/o
 Definition
color
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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hem/o,hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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isch/o
 Definition
restriction, deficiency
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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scler/o
 Definition
narrowing
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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valvul/o
 Definition
valve
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vas/o
 Definition
vessel
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ven/o
 Definition
vein
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alges/o
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cerebr/o
 Definition
brain, cerebrum
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum (part of the brain)
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concuss/o
 Definition
to shake violently
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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dur/o
 Definition
dura matter (outermost layer of the meninges)
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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esthesi/o
 Definition
sensation,feeling
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gangli/o, ganglion/o
 Definition
ganglion (a cluster of the nerve cell bodies)
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hydr/o
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water, fluid
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lob/o
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Lobe
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ment/o
 Definition
mind,chin
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mening/o, meningi/o
 Definition
meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)
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mon/o
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one,single
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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neur/o, neur/i
 Definition
nerve
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phas/o
 Definition
speech
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poli/o
 Definition
gray matter (of the brain or spinal cord)
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pont/o
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pons (a part of the brainstem)
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psych/o
 Definition
mind
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radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o
 Definition
nerve root
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vag/o
 Definition
vagus nerve (a cranial nerve)
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sten/o
 Definition
narrowing
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