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Cardiovascular and Nervous System Terminology
Medical Terminology
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
07/10/2025
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Term
-crasia
 Definition
mixture, blending
Term
-emia
 Definition
Blood condition
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-lysis
 Definition
destruction or 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
Term
Brady-
 Definition
slow
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Endo-
 Definition
inside or within
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Epi-
 Definition
upon, over, on top
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Hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above
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Hypo
 Definition
below, under
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peri-
 Definition
around
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Tachy-
 Definition
Fast
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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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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
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aort/o
 Definition
Aorta
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arteri/o
 Definition
Artery
Term
Ather/o
 Definition
fatty plaque
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hem/o, hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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sten/o
 Definition
narrowing
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valvul/o
 Definition
valve
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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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isch/o
 Definition
restriction, deficiency
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
scler/o
 Definition
hardening
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
clot
Term
vas/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
A-fib
 Definition
Artrial Fibrillation
Term
AED
 Definition
automated external defibrillator
Term
CABG
 Definition
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
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CAD

 Definition
Coronary Artery Disease
Term
card cath, CC
 Definition
Cardiac Catheterization
Term
CVI
 Definition
chronic venous insufficiency
Term
EKG, ECG
 Definition
electrocardiogram
Term
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
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a-
 Definition
without
Term
an-
 Definition
without, not
Term
dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful, abnormal
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above
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in-
 Definition
not, inward
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within, inside
Term
pan-
 Definition
all, entire
Term
para-
 Definition
besides, 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
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, swelling
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
-genic
 Definition
producing, originating, causing
Term
-gram
 Definition
record, image
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument used to record
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-iatrist
 Definition
specialist in treatment
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing, stitching
Term
-iatry
 Definition
field of medicine
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
Term
-logist
 Definition
specialist in field of study
Term
-malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
Term
-mania
 Definition
madness, excessive preoccupation
Term
-oid
 Definition
resembling, like
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor, swelling
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-tomy
 Definition
cutting, surgical incision
Term
-tropic
 Definition
affinity for, influencing
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alges/o
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
cerebr/o
 Definition
brain, cerebrum
Term
cerebell/o
 Definition
cerebellum (part of brain)
Term
concuss/o
 Definition
to shake violently
Term
crani/o
 Definition
skull
Term
dur/o
 Definition
dura mater (outermost layer of meninges)
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
esthesi/o
 Definition
sensation, feeling
Term
gangli/o, ganglion/o
 Definition
ganglion (cluster of nerve cell bodies)
Term
hydr/o
 Definition
water, fluid
Term
lob/o
 Definition
lobe
Term
ment/o
 Definition
mind, chin
Term
mening/o, meningi/o
 Definition
meninges (membrane covering brain & spinal cord)
Term
mon/o
 Definition
one, single
Term
myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
Term
neur/o, neur/i
 Definition
nerve
Term
phas/o
 Definition
speech
Term
poli/o
 Definition
grey matter
Term
pont/o
 Definition
pons (part of brain stem)
Term
psych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o
 Definition
nerve root
Term
vag/o
 Definition
vagus nerve ( cranial nerve)
Term
AD
 Definition
Alzheimers Disease
Term
ALS
 Definition
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Term
ADHD
 Definition
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Term
CP
 Definition
Cerebral Palsy
Term
CSF
 Definition
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Term
EEG
 Definition
Electroencephalogram
Term
ICP
 Definition
Intracranial Pressure
Term
LOC
 Definition
level of consciousness
Term
LP
 Definition
Lumbar Puncture
Term
MS
 Definition
Multiple Sclerosis
Term
OCD
 Definition
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Term
PTSD
 Definition
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Term
Sz
 Definition
Seizure
Term
TIA
 Definition
Transient Ischemic Attack
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