Heart, blood and vessels

11 roots. Read them through, then practice: a question on each, then words to take apart and build. 15 questions, about 4 minutes.

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The roots and what they mean

cardi/o: heart
angi/o: vessel (blood or lymph)
vas/o: blood vessel; duct (the vas deferens)
arteri/o: artery
ven/o: vein
phleb/o: vein
aort/o: aorta
ather/o: fatty plaque
thromb/o: blood clot
embol/o: embolus, a plug carried in the blood
hem/o, hemat/o: blood