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Cardiovascular and nervous system
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Medical
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09/24/2026

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brady

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slow

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endo

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inside, within

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epi

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upon, over, on top

 

 

 

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hyper

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excessive, above normal

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hypo

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under or below

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peri

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around

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tachy

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fast

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a-

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without

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an-

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without,not

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dys

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difficult, painful, abnormal

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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in-

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not, inward

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within, inside

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pan-

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all, entire

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para-

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beside, abnormal

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poly-

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many

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post-

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after

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pre-

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before

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sub-

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under, below

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-crasia

Definition

A mixture or blending (often used in relation to blood)

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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

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-lysis

Definition

Destruction, breakdown

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-megaly

Definition

Enlargement

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-osis

Definition

Abnormal condition

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-penia

Definition

Deficiency

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-plasty

Definition

Surgical repair

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-rrhage

Definition

Bursting forth, excessive flow

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-stasis

Definition

Stopping, controlling

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-cytosis

Definition

Condition of cells

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-algia

Definition

Pain

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-cele

Definition

Hernia, swelling

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-cyte

Definition

Cell

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-genic

Definition

Producing, originating, or causing

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-gram

Definition

Record or image

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-graph

Definition

Instrument used to record

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-graphy

Definition

Process of recording

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-iatrist

Definition

Specialist in treatment

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-iatry

Definition

Field of medicine, treatment

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-lepsy

Definition

Seizure

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-logist

Definition

Specialist in a field of study

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-macalia

Definition

Abnormal softening

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-mania

Definition

Madness or excessive preoccupation

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-oid

Definition

Resembling or like

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-oma

Definition

Tumor, swelling

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-pathy

Definition

Disease

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-phobia

Definition

Fear

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-rrhaphy

Definition

Suturing or stitching

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-tropic

Definition

Having an affinity for, influencing

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