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Med108 cardio & nervous system
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08/21/2025
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angi/o
 Definition
Vessel (usually 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( the smallest blood vessels)
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cardi/o
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Heart
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chrom/o, chromat/o
 Definition
Color
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erythr/o
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Red
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hem/o , hemat/o
 Definition
Blood
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is h/o
 Definition
Restriction deficiency
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leuk/o
 Definition
White
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my/o
 Definition
Muscle
Term
phleb/o
 Definition

Vein 
Term
scler/o
 Definition
Hardening
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sten/o
 Definition
Narrowing
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thromb/o
 Definition
Clot
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valvul/o
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Valve
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Vas/o
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Vessel
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ven/o
 Definition
Vein
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alges/o
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Sensitivity to pain
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cephal/o
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Head
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cerebr/o
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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
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Skull
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dur/o
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Dura mater (outermost layer of the meninges)
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encephal/o
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Brain.
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esthesi/o
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Sensation, feeling
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gangli/o , ganglion/o
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Ganglion ( a cluster of 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
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Mind, chin
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mening/o, meningi/o
 Definition
Meninges
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mon/o
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One, single
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myel/o
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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
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Gray matter (of the brain or spinal cord)
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pont/o
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Pons ( a part of the brain stem)
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psych/o
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Mind
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radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o
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Nerve root
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vag/o
 Definition
Vagus nerve (cranial nerve)
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