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Schmierer-WWCC Medical Terminology
Chapter 8 Prefix,Suffix,Combining Forms, Medical Terms
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Undergraduate 1
07/31/2018
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angi/o
 Definition
blood vessel
Term
aort/o
 Definition
aorta
Term
arter/o, arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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atri/o
 Definition
atrium
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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cornon/o
 Definition
heart
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my/o
 Definition
heart
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pector/o
 Definition
chest
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valvul/o
 Definition
little valve
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vas/o
 Definition
vessel
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vascul/o
 Definition
little vessel
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ven/o
 Definition
vein
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ventricul/o
 Definition
little belly, ventricle
Term
tachy-
 Definition
fast, rapid
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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sten/o
 Definition
narrow
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pect/o, pector/o
 Definition
chest
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rhythm/o,rrhythm/o
 Definition
rhythm
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-sis
 Definition
state of
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-spasm
 Definition
sudden involuntary muscle contraction
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ather/o
 Definition
fatty plaque
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tampon/o
 Definition
plug
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tens/o
 Definition
plessure
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varic/o
 Definition
dilated vein
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-ade
 Definition
process
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endo-
 Definition
within
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ech/o
 Definition
sound
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man/o
 Definition
thin, scanty
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
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sphygm/o
 Definition
pulse
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-meter
 Definition
measure, measuring instrument
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing
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AED
 Definition
automated external defibrillator
Term
A-fib
 Definition
atrial fibillation
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AI
 Definition
aortic insufficiency
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AS
 Definition
aortic stenosis
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ASD
 Definition
atrial septal defect
Term
ASHD
 Definition
arteriosclerotic heart disease
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AV
 Definition
atrioventricular
Term
CABG
 Definition
coronary artery bypass graft
Term
CAD
 Definition
coronary artery disease
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CHF
 Definition
congestive heart failure
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CP
 Definition
chest pain
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CPR
 Definition
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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ECG,EKG
 Definition
electrocardiogram
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ICD
 Definition
implantable cardioverter defibrillator
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LA
 Definition
left atrium
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LV
 Definition
left ventricle
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MI
 Definition
myocardial infarction
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MVP
 Definition
mitral valve prolapse
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PET
 Definition
positron emission tomography
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RA
 Definition
right artium
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RV
 Definition
right ventricle
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SCA
 Definition
sudden cardiac arrest
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VSD
 Definition
ventricular septal defect
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