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cardiovascular and nervous terminlogy
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a-/an-
 Definition
absence without
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brady -
 Definition
slow
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tachy-
 Definition
fast,rapid
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dys-
 Definition
bad,abnormal,painful,difficult
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hyper-
 Definition
above,excessive
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hypo-
 Definition
below,deficent,
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endo-
 Definition
within,in
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epi-
 Definition
on,upon,over
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peri-
 Definition
surrounding,around
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within,
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sub-
 Definition
below,under
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pan-
 Definition
all,total
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poly-
 Definition
many,excessive
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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bi-
 Definition
two
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tri-
 Definition
three
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para-
 Definition
beside,beyond,around,abnormal
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post-
 Definition
after,behind
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pre-
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pre-
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before
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contra-
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aganist,oppisite
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-al
 Definition
pretaining to
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-apheresis
 Definition
removal
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to aspirarte
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-ect
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-ectasia
 Definition
dilation,expanision
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision,surgical removal
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-gen/genesis
 Definition
producing,forming,orgin
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-gram
 Definition
record,radiograpy
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-graph
 Definition
instrument used to record
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-ia
 Definition
condition,state
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ictal
 Definition
sei
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-ictal
 Definition
seizure,attack
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-ism
 Definition
condition
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
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-logist
 Definition
specialist,who studies/treats
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-lysis
 Definition
loosening,dissolution
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-malacia
 Definition
abnormal,softening
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargment
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal,condtion
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-penia
 Definition
abnormal,
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penia
 Definition
abnormal,reduction
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-pexy
 Definition
surgical,repair
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
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aort/o
 Definition
aorta
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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arteriol/o
 Definition
arteriole small artery
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ather/o
 Definition
fatty,yellow plaque
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atri/o
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atrium
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cardi/i cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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coron/o
 Definition
heart
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ech/o
 Definition
sound
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electr/o
 Definition
electricity
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embol/o
 Definition
plug,embolus
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fibr/o
 Definition
fiber
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hem/o hemat/o
 Definition
blood vessel
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hemangi/o
 Definition
blood vessel
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isch/o
 Definition
to hold back,block
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my/o myocardi/o
 Definition
muscle,heart muscle
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pect/o
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pect/o
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chest
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phelb/o
 Definition
vein
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plumon/o
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lung
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rrhyhm
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rrythm
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scler/o
 Definition
hardening
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sept/o
 Definition
septum wall
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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steth/o
 Definition
chest
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sten/o
 Definition
narrowing,strucutre
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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valv/o
 Definition
valve
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varic/o
 Definition
dilated vein
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vas/o
 Definition
vessel
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acs
 Definition
acute coronary syndrome
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afib/af
 Definition
atrial fibrillation
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bp
 Definition
blood pressure
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cabg
 Definition
coronary artery bypass
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cad
 Definition
cornary artery disease
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chf
 Definition
congestive heart failure,
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cpr
 Definition
cardiopulonaryresusation
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cv
 Definition
cardiovascular
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cvd
 Definition
cardiovascular disesse
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dvt
 Definition
deep vein thrombosis
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ecg/ekg
 Definition
electrocardiogram
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htn
 Definition
hypertension high blood pressure
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mi
 Definition
myocardial infarction heart attack
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pci
 Definition
percutanoues cornary intervention
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ad
 Definition
alzheimerz disase
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adha
 Definition
attention deficet disorder
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cns
 Definition
cental nervous system
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cp
 Definition
cerebal palsy
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ct
 Definition
computed tomograogy
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pd
 Definition
parkinson disease
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tia
 Definition
transient ischemic
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ms
 Definition
multiple scleroisis
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als
 Definition
amyotropic lateral sclerosis
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csf
 Definition
cerebrosinpal fulid
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mri
 Definition
magnetic resonance
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pns
 Definition
peripheral nervous system
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