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1
Q

amyl-

A

starch

2
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angin-

A

choking pain, angina pectoris

3
Q

aort-

A

aorta

4
Q

arct(at)-

A

compress

5
Q

ather-

A

[soupy] fatty deposit

6
Q

atri-

A

[entrance hall] atrium

7
Q

bol-

A

a throwing

8
Q

capill

A

[hair] capillary

9
Q

cirs-

A

dilated and twisted vein, varix

10
Q

-clud-, -clus-

A

close

11
Q

cor, cord-

A

heart

12
Q

coron-

A

crown

13
Q

cup, -cuspid

A

point

14
Q

dextr-

A

right (side)

15
Q

-form

A

shape

16
Q

gurgit-, gurgitat-

A

flood, flow

17
Q

pector-

A

breast, chest

18
Q

phleb-

A

vein

19
Q

pulm(on)-

A

lung, pulmonary artery

20
Q

rhythm-

A

[steady motion] heartbeat

21
Q

sept-

A

wall, partition

22
Q

sin-, sinus-

A

[curve, hollow] sinus

23
Q

sinistr-

A

left (side)

24
Q

sphygm-

A

pulse

25
Q

stal-, stol-

A

send, contraction

26
Q

tens(i)-

A

stretch

27
Q

thromb-

A

blood clot

28
Q

top-

A

place

29
Q

vag-

A

[wandering] the vargus nerve

30
Q

varic-, varix

A

dilated and twisted vein, varix

31
Q

vas-

A

(blood) vessel; vas deferens

32
Q

ven-

A

vein

33
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ventr-

A

belly, abdomen, abdominal cavity