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Slow
Ex: Bradycardia - A slow heart rate |
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Inside/Within
Ex: Endocarditis - Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart |
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Upon/Over/On top
Ex: Epicardium - The outer layer of the heart |
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Excessive/Above normal
Ex: Hyperlipidemia - Elevated levels of lipids in the blood |
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Under/Below
Ex: Orthostatic Hypotension - Low blood pressure that occurs upon standing up |
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Around
Ex: Pericardium - The membranous sac that contains the heart |
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Fast
Ex: Tachycardia - A fast heart rate |
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Without
Ex: Aphasia - A condition characterized by the complete lost of ability to speak or understand language |
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Without/Not
Ex: Anencephaly - a condition where a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp is absent |
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Difficult/Painful/Abnormal
Ex: Dysphasia - Difficulty speaking |
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Half
Ex: Hemiparesis - weakness on one side of the body |
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Excessive/Above normal
Ex: Hyperreflexia - Exaggerated reflexes |
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Not/Inward
Ex: Insomnia - Inability to sleep |
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Between
Ex: Interneuron - A neuron that transmits signals between other neurons |
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Within/Inside
Ex: Intracranial - Located or occurring within the skull |
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All/Entire
Ex: Panhypopituitarism - decreased function of all pituitary hormones, affecting the nervous system |
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Beside/Abnormal
Ex: Paraplegia - Damage or disease affecting multiple nerves |
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Many
Ex: Polyneuropathy - Damage or disease affecting multiple nerves |
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After
Ex: Postictal - The state following a seizure |
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Before
Ex: Presynaptic - relating to the area before a synapse |
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Under/Below
Ex: Subdural - located beneath the dura mater, a membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
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