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Med 108
Cardiovascular and Nervous Prefixes
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02/19/2026
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Term
Brady
 Definition
Slow
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endo
 Definition
inside,within
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epi
 Definition
upon, over, on top
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hyper
 Definition
excessive, above normal
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hypo
 Definition
under or below
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peri
 Definition
around
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tachy
 Definition
fast
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a
 Definition
without
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an
 Definition
without, not
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dys
 Definition
difficulty, painful, abnormal
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hemi
 Definition
half
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hyper
 Definition
excessive, above normal
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in
 Definition
not, inward
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inter
 Definition
between
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intra
 Definition
within, inside
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pan
 Definition
all, entire
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para
 Definition
beside, abnormal
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poly
 Definition
many
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post
 Definition
after
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pre
 Definition
before
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sub
 Definition
under, below
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crasia
 Definition
a mixture or blending
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emia
 Definition
blood condition
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ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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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 for the 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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ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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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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itis
 Definition
inflammation
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lepsy
 Definition
seizure
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logist
 Definition
specialist in a field of study
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malacia
 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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rrhapy
 Definition
suturing or stitching
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tomy
 Definition
cutting or surgical incision
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tropic
 Definition
having an affinity for influencing
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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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arther/o
 Definition
fatty plaque
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capillar/o
 Definition
capillaries
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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chrom/o, chromat/o
 Definition
color
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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hem/o, hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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isch/o
 Definition
restriction, deficiency
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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scler/o
 Definition
hardening
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sten/o
 Definition
narrowing
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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valvul/o
 Definition
valve
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vas/o
 Definition
vessel
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ven/o
 Definition
vein
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alges/o
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cerebr/o
 Definition
brain, cerebrum
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cerebell/o
 Definition
cerebellum
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concuss/o
 Definition
to shake violently
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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dur/o
 Definition
dura matter
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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esthesi/o
 Definition
sensation, feeling
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gangli/o, ganglion/o
 Definition
ganglion
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hydr/o
 Definition
water, fluid
Term
lob/o
 Definition
lobe
Term
ment/o
 Definition
mind, chin
Term
mening/o, meningi/o
 Definition
meninges
Term
mon/o
 Definition
one, single
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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neur/o, neur/i
 Definition
nerve
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phas/o
 Definition
speech
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poli/o
 Definition
gray matter
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pont/o
 Definition
pons
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psych/o
 Definition
mind
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radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o
 Definition
nerve root
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vag/o
 Definition
vagus nerve
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A-fib
 Definition
atrial fibrillation
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AED
 Definition
automated external defibrillator
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CABG
 Definition
coronary artery disease
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Card-Cath CC
 Definition
cardiac catheterization
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CVI
 Definition
chronic venous insufficiency
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EKG, ECG
 Definition
electrocardiogram
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HTN
 Definition
hypertension
Term
ICD
 Definition
implantable cardioverter defibrillator
Term
MI
 Definition
myocardial infarction
Term
PAD
 Definition
peripheral artery disease
Term
PVD
 Definition
peripheral vascular disease
Term
TPA
 Definition
tissue plasminogen activator
Term
TST
 Definition
treadmill stress test
Term
V-FIB
 Definition
ventricular fibrillation
Term
AD
 Definition
Alzheimer's disease
Term
ALS
 Definition
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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ADHD
 Definition
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
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CP
 Definition
cerebral palsy
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CSF
 Definition
cerebrospinal fluid
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EEG
 Definition
electroencephalogram
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ICP
 Definition
intracranial pressure
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LOC
 Definition
level of consciousness
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LP
 Definition
lumbar puncture
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MS
 Definition
multiple sclerosis
Term
OCD
 Definition
obsessive compulsive disorder
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PTSD
 Definition
post-traumatic stress disorder
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Sz
 Definition
seizure
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TIA
 Definition
transient ischemic attack
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CAD
 Definition
coronary artery disease
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