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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
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06/04/2025
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Term
brady-
 Definition
Slow
Term
endo-
 Definition
Inside, within
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epi-
 Definition
Upon, over, on top
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hyper-
 Definition
Excessive, above normal
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under or below
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peri-
 Definition
Around
Term
tachy-
 Definition
Fast
Term
-crasia
 Definition
A mixture or blending (often used in relation to blood)
Term
-emia
 Definition
Blood condition
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
Surgical removal
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graphy
 Definition
Process of recording
Term
-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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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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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
Term
chrom/o, chromat/o
 Definition
Color
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
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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phleb/o
 Definition
 Vein
Term
scler/o
 Definition
 Hardening
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sten/o
 Definition
Narrowing
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thromb/o

 

 Definition
Clot
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valvul/o

 

 Definition
Valve
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vas/o

 

 Definition
Vessel
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ven/o

 

 Definition
Vein
Term
A-fib 
 Definition
Atrial Fibrillation
Term
AED 
 Definition
Automated External Defibrillator
Term
CABG 
 Definition
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
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CABG 
 Definition
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
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Card cath, CC

 

 Definition
Cardiac Catheterization
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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
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PAD 
 Definition
Peripheral Artery Disease
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PVD 
 Definition
Peripheral Vascular Disease
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Tpa 

 

 Definition
Tissue Plasminogen Activator
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TST 
 Definition
Treadmill Stress Test
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V-fib 
 Definition
Ventricular Fibrillation
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a-
 Definition
Without
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an-
 Definition
Without, not
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dys
 Definition
Difficult, painful, abnormal
Term
hemi
 Definition
Half
Term
hyper-
 Definition
Excessive, above normal
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in
 Definition
Not, inward
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inter
 Definition
Between
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intra
 Definition
Within, inside
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pan
 Definition
All, entire
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para
 Definition
Beside, 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
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algia
 Definition
Pain
Term
cele
 Definition
Hernia, swelling
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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, treatment
Term
itis
 Definition
Inflammation
Term
lepsy
 Definition
Seizure
Term
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
Term
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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alges/o
 Definition
Sensitivity to pain
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cephal/o

 

 Definition
 Head
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cerebr/o

 

 Definition
Brain, cerebrum
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cerebell/o
 Definition
Cerebellum (part of the brain)
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concuss/o

 

 Definition
To shake violently
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crani/o

 

 Definition
Skull
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dur/o

 

 Definition
Dura mater (outermost layer of the meninges)
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encephal/o

 

 Definition
Brain
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esthesi/o

 

 Definition
 Sensation, feeling
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gangli/o, ganglion/o

 

 Definition
 Ganglion (a cluster of nerve cell bodies)
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hydr/o

 

 Definition
Water, fluid
Term

lob/o

 

 Definition
Lobe
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ment/o

 

 Definition
Mind, chin
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mening/o, meningi/o

 

 Definition
Meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)
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mon/o

 

 Definition
One, single
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myel/o

 

 Definition
Spinal cord, bone marrow
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neur/o, neur/i

 

 Definition
Nerve
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phas/o

 

 Definition
Speech
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poli/o

 

 Definition
Gray matter (of the brain or spinal cord)
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pont/o

 

 Definition
 Pons (a part of the brainstem)
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psych/o

 

 Definition
Mind
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radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o

 

 Definition
Nerve root
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vag/o
 Definition
Vagus nerve (a cranial nerve)
Term
AD 
 Definition
Alzheimer's 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
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LOC 
 Definition
Level of Consciousness
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LP
 Definition
Lumbar Puncture
Term
MS 
 Definition
Multiple Sclerosis
Term
OCD 
 Definition
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Term
Sz 
 Definition
Seizure
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