Medical Terminology

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"Medical Terminology Made Easy"
Alicia Suzanne
Flashcards by Alicia Suzanne, updated more than 1 year ago
Alicia Suzanne
Created by Alicia Suzanne about 7 years ago
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thromb/o blood clot
-stasis control, stopping
angi/o vessel
-penia decrease in number
ather/o thick, fatty
phleb/o vein
-lysis destruction or breakdown
peri- surrounding
sphygm/o pulse
tom/o slice or plane
-emia in the blood
scler/o hard
-algia pain
-ia suffix for condition
man/o substance like gas or liquid
embolus moving blood clot
-plasty surgical repair
tissue that: separates or lines cavities covers organs lines vessels membrane
megal/o enlarged
What type of tissue supports and connects? connective tissue
What lines the pericardal cavity? pericardium
What does the pleura line? The pleural cavity (lungs).
What does the epithelium do? secretes and protects
What lines the abdominal cavity? peritoneum
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