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Cardiovascular and Nervous System
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05/13/2025
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brady-
 Definition
a slow heart rate
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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-
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Fast
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a-
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Without
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an-
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Without, not
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dys-
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Difficult, painful, abnormal
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hemi-
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Half
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hyper-
 Definition
Excessive, above normal
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in-
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Not, inward
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inter-
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Between
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intra-
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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-
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Many
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poly-
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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-
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Under, below
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-crasia
 Definition
A mixture or blending (often used in relation to blood)
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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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-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
Meaning: Resembling or like
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-oid
 Definition
Resembling or like
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-oma
 Definition
Tumor, swelling
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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 (usually blood or lymph)
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aort/o
 Definition
Aorta
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arteri/o
 Definition
Artery
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arteri/o
 Definition
Artery
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ather/o
 Definition
Fatty plaque
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capillar/o
 Definition
Capillaries (the smallest blood vessels)
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cardi/o
 Definition
Heart
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chrom/o, chromat/o
 Definition
Color
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erythr/o
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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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