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12/08/2025
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Term
Cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
Angi/o
 Definition
Blood vessel
Term
encephal/o
 Definition

brain

 
Term
ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
Term
aort/o
 Definition
aorta
Term
arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
ather/o
 Definition
fatty plague
Term
Chrom/o
 Definition
color
Term
hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscles
Term
scler/o
 Definition
hardening
Term
sten/o
 Definition
narrowing
Term
thromo/o
 Definition
clot
Term
valvul/o
 Definition
valve
Term
capillar/o
 Definition
capillar
Term
vas/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscles
Term
isch/o
 Definition
restiction
Term
radic/o
 Definition
nerve root
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
alges/o
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
Term
cerebr/o
 Definition
brain
Term
esthesi/o
 Definition
sensation feelin
Term
concuss/o
 Definition
to shake vioently
Term
crani/o
 Definition
skull
Term
gangli/o
 Definition
ganglion
Term
hydr/o
 Definition
white
Term
lob/o
 Definition
lobe
Term
ment/o
 Definition
mind
Term
menig/o
 Definition
meniges
Term
mon/o
 Definition
one
Term
myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord
Term
phas/o
 Definition
speech
Term
poli/o
 Definition
gray matter
Term
vag/o
 Definition
vagus nerve
Term
psych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
electr/o
 Definition
elecrticity
Term
`-crasia
 Definition
mixture
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal conditon
Term
-penia
 Definition
deficiency
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
irrhage-
 Definition
bursting
Term
-cytosis
 Definition
condition of cell
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-la
 Definition
condition
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-gram
 Definition
record
Term
-tomy
 Definition
surgical incision
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumar
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument to view
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-globin
 Definition
protein
Term
-emic
 Definition
pertaining to blood
Term
a
 Definition
Prefix atrophy
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-penia
 Definition
decrease
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-malacia
 Definition
abnormal
Term
-lysis
 Definition
loosening
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removel
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-ary
 Definition
pertains
Term
-rehexis
 Definition
rupture of
Term

-ar

 Definition
pretending to
Term
-porosis
 Definition
porous condition
Term
-desis
 Definition
to bind together
Term
-ology
 Definition
study of
Term
-trophy
 Definition
nourishment
Term
-edema
 Definition
swelling
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
Term
-clasia
 Definition
surgical
Term
-scopy
 Definition
process to view
Term
scope
 Definition
view
Term
gram
 Definition
record
Term
-kinesia
 Definition
movement
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
Term
RA
 Definition
arthritis
Term
EMG
 Definition
electromygraphy
Term
THR
 Definition
total knee replacement
Term
fx
 Definition
fracture
Term
pt
 Definition
physcial therphy
Term
arom
 Definition
active range of motion
Term
adl
 Definition
activity daily living
Term
djd
 Definition
degenerate joint disease
Term
im
 Definition
intramuscluar
Term
le
 Definition
lower extremity
Term
lle
 Definition
left lower extremity
Term
mva
 Definition
motor vehicle
Term
ad
 Definition
toward
Term
tx
 Definition
treatment
Term
ue
 Definition
upper extremity
Term
B/L
 Definition
Bilateral
Term
l/s
 Definition
lumbar spine
Term
RA
 Definition
arthritis
Term
EMG
 Definition
electromygraphy
Term
THR
 Definition
total knee replacement
Term
fx
 Definition
fracture
Term
mcl
 Definition
medical collateral ligament
Term
pt
 Definition
physcial therphy
Term
bka
 Definition
below the knee amputation
Term
arom
 Definition
active range of motion
Term
adl
 Definition
activity daily living
Term
djd
 Definition
degenerate joint disease
Term
im
 Definition
intramuscluar
Term
le
 Definition
lower extremity
Term
lle
 Definition
left lower extremity
Term
mva
 Definition
motor vehicle
Term
ad
 Definition
toward
Term
tx
 Definition
treatment
Term
ue
 Definition
upper extremity
Term
B/L
 Definition
Bilateral
Term
l/s
 Definition
lumbar spine
Term
PAD
 Definition
peripheral
Term
PVD
 Definition
peripheral vascular diease
Term
TPA
 Definition
tissue plasminogen activar
Term
A-FIB
 Definition
atrial fibrillation
Term
AED
 Definition
Automated external defibrillator
Term
CABG
 Definition
coronary artery bypass graft
Term
CSF
 Definition
cerebral spinal fluid
Term
EEG
 Definition

eletroencephalogram
Term
ecg
 Definition
electrocrasiogram for the heart
Term
LP
 Definition
lumber puncture
Term
ADHD
 Definition
attention deficit hyperactivity
Term
ALS
 Definition
Amyotrophic lateral scierosis
Term
ICP
 Definition
intracranial pressure
Term
LOC
 Definition
level of consciuosness
Term
OCD
 Definition
obsessive compulsive disorder
Term
PTSD
 Definition
Post tramic stress disorder
Term
SZ
 Definition
Seizure
Term
TIA
 Definition
transient ischemic attack
Term
CAD
 Definition
coronary artery disease
Term
CVI
 Definition
chronic venous insuffiency
Term
HTN
 Definition
hypertension
Term
ICD
 Definition
implantable cardioverter defibrilltor
Term
MI
 Definition
myocradial infarction
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