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ALLH 101
Chapter 5 - Cardiology
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
02/22/2017
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Term
abdomin/o-
 Definition
abdomen
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ablat/o-
 Definition
take away; destroy
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anastom/o-
 Definition
create an opening between two structures
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aneurysm/o-
 Definition
aneurysm (dilation)
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angi/o-
 Definition
blood vessel; lymphatic vessel
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angin/o-
 Definition
angina
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aort/o-
 Definition
aorta
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apic/o-
 Definition
apex (tip)
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arter/o-
 Definition
artery
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arteri/o-
 Definition
artery
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arteriol/o-
 Definition
arteriole
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ather/o-
 Definition
soft, fatty substance
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atheromat/o-
 Definition
fatty deposit or mass
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atri/o-
 Definition
atrium (upper heart chamber)
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auscult/o-
 Definition
listening
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axill/o-
 Definition
axilla (armpit)
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brachi/o-
 Definition
arm
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capill/o-
 Definition
hairlike structure; capillary
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card/i-
 Definition
heart
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cardi/o-
 Definition
heart
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carot/o-
 Definition
stupor; sleep
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catheter/o-
 Definition
catheter
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cholesterol/o-
 Definition
cholesterol
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circulat/o-
 Definition
movement in a circular route
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claudicat/o-
 Definition
limping pain
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clav/o-
 Definition
clavicle (collar bone)
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coagul/o-
 Definition
clotting
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coarct/o-
 Definition
pressed together
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compens/o-
 Definition
counterbalance; compensate
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conduct/o-
 Definition
carrying; conveying
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congest/o-
 Definition
accumulation of fluid
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constrict/o-
 Definition
drawn together; narrowed
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contract/o-
 Definition
pull together
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coron/o-
 Definition
structure that encircles like a crown
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cusp/o-
 Definition
projection; point
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cutane/o-
 Definition
skin
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diastol/o-
 Definition
dilating
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dilat/o-
 Definition
dilate; widen
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dissect/o-
 Definition
to cut apart
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ech/o-
 Definition
echo (sound wave)
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ectop/o-
 Definition
outside of a place
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electr/o-
 Definition
electricity
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esophag/o-
 Definition
esophagus
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femor/o-
 Definition
femur (thigh bone)
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fibrill/o-
 Definition
muscle fiber; nerve fiber
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fract/o-
 Definition
break up
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fus/o-
 Definition
pouring
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gemin/o-
 Definition
set or group
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idi/o-
 Definition
unknown; individual
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infarct/o-
 Definition
area of dead tissue
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ili/o-
 Definition
ilium (hip bone)
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isch/o-
 Definition
keep back; block
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jugul/o-
 Definition
jugular (throat)
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log/o-
 Definition
study of
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lipid/o-
 Definition
lipid (fat)
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lumin/o-
 Definition
lumen (opening)
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ly/o-
 Definition
break down; destroy
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man/o-
 Definition
thin; frenzy
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mediastin/o-
 Definition
mediastinum
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mitr/o-
 Definition
structure like a miter (tall hat with two points)
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my/o-
 Definition
muscle
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necr/o-
 Definition
dead cells, tissue, or body
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nucle/o-
 Definition
nucleus (of an atom)
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occlus/o-
 Definition
close against
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palpit/o-
 Definition
to throb
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pariet/o-
 Definition
wall of a cavity
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path/o-
 Definition
disease; suffering
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pat/o-
 Definition
to be open
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peripher/o-
 Definition
outer aspects
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perone/o-
 Definition
fibula (lower leg bone)
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pharmac/o-
 Definition
medicine; drug
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phelb/o-
 Definition
vein
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physi/o-
 Definition
physical function
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polar/o-
 Definition
positive or negative state
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poplite/o-
 Definition
back of the knee
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port/o-
 Definition
point of entry
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prosthet/o-
 Definition
artificial part
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pulmon/o-
 Definition
lung
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radi/o-
 Definition
radius (forearm bone); x-rays; radiation
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regurgitat/o-
 Definition
flow backward
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ren/o-
 Definition
kidney
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rheumat/o-
 Definition
watery discharge
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rrhythm/o-
 Definition
rhythm
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saphen/o-
 Definition
clearly visible
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scler/o-
 Definition
hard; sclera (white of the eye)
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sept/o-
 Definition
septum (dividing wall)
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sin/o-
 Definition
hollow cavity; channel
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son/o-
 Definition
sound
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sphygm/o-
 Definition
pulse
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stat/o-
 Definition
standing still; staying in one place
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sten/o-
 Definition
narrowness; constriction
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steth/o-
 Definition
chest
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system/o-
 Definition
the body as a whole
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systol/o-
 Definition
contracting
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tampon/o-
 Definition
stop up
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techn/o-
 Definition
technical skill
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tele/o-
 Definition
distance
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tens/o-
 Definition
pressure; tension
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theli/o-
 Definition
cellular layer
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thorac/o-
 Definition
thorax (chest)
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thromb/o-
 Definition
thrombus (blood clot)
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tibi/o-
 Definition
tibia (shin bone)
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transplant/o-
 Definition
move something to another place
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triglycerid/o-
 Definition
triglyceride
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uln/o-
 Definition
ulna (forearm bone)
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ur/o-
 Definition
urine; urinary system
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valv/o-
 Definition
valve
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valvul/o-
 Definition
valve
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varic/o-
 Definition
varix; varicose vein
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vascul/o-
 Definition
blood vessel
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vas/o-
 Definition
blood vessel; vas deferens
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vegetat/o-
 Definition
growth
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ven/o-
 Definition
vein
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ventricul/o-
 Definition
ventricle (lower heart chamber; chamber in the brain)
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vers/o-
 Definition
to travel; to turn
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viscer/o-
 Definition
large internal organs
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xen/o-
 Definition
foreign
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ade
 Definition
action; process
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ant
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ated
 Definition
pertaining to a condition; composed of
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-ation
 Definition
a process; being or having
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-ator
 Definition
a person or thing that produces or does
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-ature
 Definition
a system composed of
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-centesis
 Definition
procedure to puncture
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical excision
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-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
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-emia
 Definition
condition of the blood; substance in the blood
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-ent
 Definition
pertaining to
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-etic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-graft
 Definition
tissue for implant or transplant
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-gram
 Definition
a record or picture
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-ia
 Definition
condition; state; thing
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-ian
 Definition
one who performs
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-id
 Definition
resembling; source or origin
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-ide
 Definition
chemically modified structure
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-in
 Definition
a substance
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-ing
 Definition
doing
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-ion
 Definition
action; condition
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation of; infection of
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-ive
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ization
 Definition
the process of making, creating or inserting
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-logy
 Definition
the study of
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-metry
 Definition
process of measuring
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-ole
 Definition
small thing
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-oma
 Definition
tumor; mass
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-ory
 Definition
having the function of
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-ose
 Definition
full of
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-osis
 Definition
condition; abnormal condition; process
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-plasty
 Definition
process of reshaping by surgery
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-scope
 Definition
instrument used to examine
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-systole
 Definition
contraction
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-therapy
 Definition
treatment
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-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-tome
 Definition
instrument used to cut; area with distinct edges
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-trophy
 Definition
process of development
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-ule
 Definition
small thing
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-um
 Definition
a structure; period of time
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a-
 Definition
away from; without
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anti-
 Definition
against
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bi-
 Definition
two
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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de-
 Definition
reversal of; without
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dys-
 Definition
painful; difficult; abnormal
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endo-
 Definition
innermost; within
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epi-
 Definition
upon; above
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extra-
 Definition
outside of
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hyper-
 Definition
above; more than normal
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hypo-
 Definition
below; deficient
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ortho-
 Definition
straight
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per-
 Definition
through; without
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peri-
 Definition
around
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re-
 Definition
again and again; backward; unable to
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sub-
 Definition
below; underneath; less than
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supra-
 Definition
above
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
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tetra-
 Definition
four
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trans-
 Definition
across; through
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tri-
 Definition
three
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ultra-
 Definition
beyond; higher
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diastole
 Definition
the resting period between contractions of the heart
Term
subacute
 Definition
falling between acute and chronic in character
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systole
 Definition
a contraction of the heart
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AED
 Definition
automatic external defibrillator
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AV
 Definition
atrioventricular
Term
BP
 Definition
blood pressure
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BPM
 Definition
beats per minute
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CABG
 Definition
coronary artery bypass graft
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CAD
 Definition
coronary artery disease
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CCU
 Definition
coronary care unit
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CHF
 Definition
congestive heart failure
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CPR
 Definition
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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CV
 Definition
cardiovascular
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ECG
 Definition
electrocardiography
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EKG
 Definition
electrocardiography
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HDL
 Definition
high-density lipoprotein
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HTN
 Definition
hypertension
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LDL
 Definition
low-density lipoprotein
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MI
 Definition
myocardial infarction
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P
 Definition
pulse (rate)
Term
PAD
 Definition
peripheral artery disease
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RV
 Definition
right ventricle
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SA
 Definition
sinoatrial
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TPR
 Definition
temperature, pulse, and respiration
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V fib
 Definition
ventricular fibrillation
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V tach
 Definition
ventricular tachycardia
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