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Heart, Blood, and Blood Vessels
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05/23/2013
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aort/o
 Definition
aorta
Term
artri/o
 Definition
atrium
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow (in terms of bradycardia, it is a heartbeat less than 60 bpm)
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
corona
 Definition
used to describe the anatomic structure of the heart ie. blood vessels
Term
echo
 Definition
reverberation of sound
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endo-
 Definition
inner
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-gram
 Definition
written record
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myo
 Definition
muscle
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peri-
 Definition
around; surrounding
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-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
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valv/o; valvulo
 Definition
valve
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ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricule
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arrhythmia
 Definition
irregular heart beat at any speed
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tachy-
 Definition
fast (in terms of tachycardia, it is a heartbeat faster than 100 bpm)
Term
ang/i/o
 Definition
vessels
Term
arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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ather/o
 Definition
soft gruel-like deposit
Term
hemat/o
hemo
emia
 Definition
blood
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phleb/o
veno
 Definition
vein
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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varic/o
 Definition
dilated vein
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vaso
vasculo
 Definition
vessel
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capillaries
 Definition
smallest blood vessels deliver nutrients from the blood to cells
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