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03/11/2026
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brady
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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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a
 Definition
without
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an
 Definition
without, not
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dys
 Definition
difficult, 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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inta
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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
 Definition
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
 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 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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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
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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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rrhaphy
 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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vas/o
 Definition
vessel
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vascul/o
 Definition
blood vessel
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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arteriol/o
 Definition
arteriole
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aort/o
 Definition
aorta
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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ven/o
 Definition
vein
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venul/o
 Definition
venule
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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coron/o
 Definition
heart
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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myocardi/o
 Definition
heart muscle
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
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hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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embol/o
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embolus
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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steth/o
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chest
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valv/o, valvul/o
 Definition
valve
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isch/o
 Definition
to hold back
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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nerv/o
 Definition
nerve
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum
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cerebell/o
 Definition
cerebellum
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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menig/o
 Definition
meninges
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meningi/o
 Definition
meninges
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord or bone marrow
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radicul/o
 Definition
nerve root
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gangli/o
 Definition
ganglion
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plex/o
 Definition
plexus
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psych/o
 Definition
mind
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phren/o
 Definition
mind or diaphram
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esthesi/o
 Definition
feeling, sensation
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kinesi/o
 Definition
movement
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lex/o
 Definition
word or phrase
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somn/o
 Definition
sleep
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hypn/o
 Definition
sleep
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gnos/o
 Definition
knowledge
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sciat/o
 Definition
sciatic nerve
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ASD
 Definition
artrial septal defect
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AVD
 Definition
atrioventricular block
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BP
 Definition
blood pressure
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CHD
 Definition
coronary heart disease
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CHF
 Definition
congestive heart failure
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CO
 Definition
cardiac output
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ECG/EKG
 Definition
electrocardiogram
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CVD
 Definition
cardiovascular disease
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CABG
 Definition
coronary artery bypass graft
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AVM
 Definition
arteriovenous malformation
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IAS
 Definition
inferior artery system
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LV
 Definition
left ventricle
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MVP
 Definition
mitral valve prolapse
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PA
 Definition
pulmonary artery
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PCI
 Definition
percutaneous coronary intervention
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S/P
 Definition
status post
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VSD
 Definition
ventricular septal defect
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AD
 Definition
alzheimer's disease
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ALS
 Definition
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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CNS
 Definition
central nervous system
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CVA
 Definition
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
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EEG
 Definition
electroencephalogram
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LP
 Definition
lumbar puncture
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MRI
 Definition
magnetic resonance imaging
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MS
 Definition
multiple sclerosis
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PD
 Definition
Parkinson's disease
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PNS
 Definition
peripheral nervous system
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TIA
 Definition
transient ischemic attack
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SAH
 Definition
subarachniod hemorrhage
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