CLST 301 Lecture 8: Vocab Mod 8.pdf
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7, vas-] aorta; main vessel of arterial system artery [vessel that carries blood away from the heart] arteriole; small artery [adjoining capillaries] atrium [pl. atria]; chamber; cavity [in the body] capillary; smallest blood vessel heart cell blood. 7, hem-] vein [vessel that carries blood to the heart] plasma rhythm; heart beat serum pulse clot thrombocyte; platelet valve varix; a tortuous dilation of a vein venule; small vein. Take careful note of the connecting vowels for numbers: many take i . [use bi- if consonant follows, bin- if vowel follows] [connecting vowel is i ] three; third [connecting vowel is i ] three [no connecting vowel follows] three; triple four [connecting vowel is i ] four; fourth [connecting vowel is i ] five; fifth [connecting vowel is i ] five six; sixth. [connecting vowel for hept- and sept- is i ] [connecting vowel for oct- is i ] nine; ninth. [connecting vowel is i ] part; partial many; multiple.
