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Undergraduate 1
02/20/2026
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angi/o
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vessel
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aort/o
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aorta
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arteri/o
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artery
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ather/o
 Definition
yellowish, fatty plaque
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atri/o
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atrium
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card/i
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heart
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card/o
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heart
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coron/o
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heart, crown
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ech/o
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sound
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electr/o
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electricity
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isch/o
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deficiency, blockage
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my/o
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muscle
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moyos/o
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muscle
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plasm/o
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plasma
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symptomat/o
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symptom
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thromb/o
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clot
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valv/o
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valve
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valvul/o
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valve
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vas/o
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vessel
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ven/o
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vein
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ventricl/o
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ventricle
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alges/o
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sensitivity to pain
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cephal/o
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head
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encephal/o
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brain
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mening/o
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meninges
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ment/o
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mind
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myelo/o
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spinal cord
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phas/o
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speech
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vag/o
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vagus nerve
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thec/o
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sheath
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rhiz/o
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nerve root
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quadr/i
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four
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poli/o
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grey matter
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dur/o
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hard
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erythr/o
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red
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leuk/o
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white
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lymph/o
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lymph
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mon/o
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one , single
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crani/o
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skull
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kinesi/o
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movement
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radical/o
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nerve root
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ventrical/o
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ventricule
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ment/o
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mind
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gli/o
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glue, support tissues of the nervous system
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esthesi/o
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feeling , nervous , sensation
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VT
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ventricular tachycardia
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EKG
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electrocardiogram
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CPR
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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MI
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myocardial infraction
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CHF
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cardiac heart failure
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SCD
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sudden cardiac death
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ST
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sinus tachycardia
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BPM
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beats per minute
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HR
 Definition
heart rate
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BP
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blood pressure
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AD
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alzhemiers disease
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CNS
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central nervous system
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CP
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cerebral palsy
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CVA
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cerebrovascular accident
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LP
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lumber puncture
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MAC
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monitored anesthetic care
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MRI
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magnetic resonance imaging
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TBI
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traumatic brain injury
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TIA
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transient ischemic attack
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ICP
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intracranial pressure
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BB-
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beta blocker
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SCA
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sudden cardiac arrest
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CHD
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congenital heart disease
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SVT
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sustained ventricular tachycardia
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AV
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aortic valve
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DVT
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deep vein thrombosis
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SSS
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sick sinus syndrome
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EMI
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electromagnetic interference
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AF
 Definition
atrial fibrillation
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