Word Roots 1
to enlarge or expand.
What is dilat/o?
blue
What is cyan/o?
pulse
What is sphygm/o?
pertaining to blood condition
What is -emic?
What is cardi/o/version?
clot
What is thromb/o?
cast; throw
What is bol/o?
vessel; duct
What is vas/o?
pertaining to breakdown or destruction
What is -lytic?
Substance that promotes against clotting.
What is anti/coagul/ant?
wall; partition
narrowing
What is constict/o?
vein
What is phleb/o?
process of recording
What is -graphy?
contraction
What is systol/o?
lung
What is pulmon/o?
light
What is lumin/o?
structure; tissue; thing
What is -um/-us?
Hardening/thickening of an artery.
What is arteri/o/sclerosis?
vessel
What is angi/o?
the largest artery
What is the aorta?
plaque; fatty buildup
What is ather/o?
narrowing; tightening
What is -stenosis?
Pertaining to with an artery.
What is endo/arteri/al?