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21 cardiovascular and nervous system prefixes
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11/12/2025
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Term
Brady
 Definition
slow
Term
endo
 Definition
inside, within
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epi-
 Definition
upon, over, on top
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
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hypo-
 Definition
under or below
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peri-
 Definition
around
Term
tacky-
 Definition
fast
Term
a-
 Definition
without
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an-
 Definition
without, not
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dys-
 Definition
painful, abnormal
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hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
Term
in-
 Definition
not, inward
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inter-
 Definition
between
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inta-
 Definition
within, inside
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pan-
 Definition
all, entire
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para-
 Definition
beside, abnormal
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poly-
 Definition
many
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post-
 Definition
after
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pre-
 Definition
before
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sub-
 Definition
under, below
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-crasia
 Definition
a mixture or bending
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
itis-
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-lysis
 Definition
destruction, breakdown
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-rrhage
 Definition
bursting forth, excessive flow
Term
-stasis
 Definition
stopping, controlling
Term
-cytosis
 Definition
condition of cells
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, swelling
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
-genic
 Definition
producing, originating, or causing
Term
-gram
 Definition
record or image
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument used to record
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-iatrist
 Definition
specialist treatment
Term
-iatry
 Definition
field od medicine, treatment
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
Term
-logist
 Definition
specialist in a field of study
Term
-malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
Term
-mania
 Definition
madness or excessive preoccupation
Term
-oid
 Definition
resembling or like
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor, swelling
Term
-pathy
 Definition
Disease
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing or stitching
Term
-tomy
 Definition
cutting or surgical incision
Term
-tropic
 Definition
having an affinity for, influencing
Term
angi/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
vas/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
vascul/o
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
arterial/o
 Definition
arteriole
Term
aort/o
 Definition
aorta
Term
phleb/o
 Definition
vein
Term
ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
venul/o
 Definition
venule
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
coron/o
 Definition
heart (crown, encircling)
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
myocardi/o
 Definition
heart muscle
Term
hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
clot
Term
embol/o
 Definition
embolus
Term
sphygm/o
 Definition
pulse
Term
steth/o
 Definition
chest
Term
valv/o, valvul/o
 Definition
valve
Term
isch/o
 Definition
to hold back
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
nerv/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum
Term
cerebell/o
 Definition
cerebellum
Term
crani/o
 Definition
skull
Term
mening/o
 Definition
meninges
Term
meningi/o
 Definition
meninges
Term
myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord or bone marrow
Term
radical/o
 Definition
nerve root
Term
gangli/o
 Definition
ganglion (nerve cluster)
Term
plex/o
 Definition
plexus (network of nerves)
Term
psych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
phren/o
 Definition
mind or diaphragm
Term
esthesi/o
 Definition
feeling, sensation
Term
kinesi/o
 Definition
movement
Term
lex/o
 Definition
word or phrase
Term
somn/o
 Definition
sleep
Term
hypn/o
 Definition
sleep
Term
gnos/o
 Definition
knowledge
Term
sciat/o
 Definition
sciatic nerve
Term
ASD
 Definition
atrial septal defect
Term
AVB
 Definition
atrioventricular block
Term
BP
 Definition
blood pressure
Term
CHD
 Definition
coronary heart disease
Term
CHF
 Definition
congestive heart failure
Term
CO
 Definition
cardiac output
Term
ECG/EKG
 Definition
electrocardiogram
Term
CVD
 Definition
cardiovascular disease
Term
CABG
 Definition
coronary artery bypass graft
Term
AVM
 Definition
arteriovenous malformation
Term
IAS
 Definition
inferior artery system
Term
LV
 Definition
left ventricle
Term
MVP
 Definition
mitral valve prolapse
Term
PA
 Definition
pulmonary artery
Term
PCI
 Definition
percutaneous coronary intervention
Term
S/P
 Definition
status post
Term
VSD
 Definition
ventricular septal defect
Term
AD
 Definition
alzheimer's disease
Term
ALS
 Definition
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Term
CNS
 Definition
central nervous system
Term
CVA
 Definition
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
Term
EEG
 Definition
electroencephalogram
Term
LP
 Definition
lumar puncture
Term
MRI
 Definition
magnetic resonance imaging
Term
MS
 Definition
multiple sclerosis
Term
PD
 Definition
Parkinson's disease
Term
PNS
 Definition
peripheral nervous system
Term
TIA
 Definition
transient ischemic attack
Term
SAH
 Definition
subarachnoid hemorrhage
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