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| Within, in (e.g., endocardium, inner lining of the heart) |
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| Above, excessive (e.g., hypertension, high blood pressure) |
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| Below, deficient (e.g., hypokalemia, low potassium) |
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| Fast, rapid (e.g., tachycardia, rapid heart rate) |
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| Many, excessive (e.g., polyarteritis, inflammation of many arteries) |
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| Between (e.g., interventricular septum, the wall between heart ventricles) |
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| Absence of, without (e.g., atypical, not typical) |
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| Beside, beyond, around, abnormal (e.g., paraplegia, paralysis of the lower body) |
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| Half (e.g., hemiplegia, paralysis of half the body) |
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| Below, under (e.g., subdural hematoma, a collection of blood under the dura mater) |
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| Before (e.g., prefrontal cortex, the part of the brain before the frontal lobe) |
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| All, total (e.g.,pansynovitis , inflammation of all joints) |
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| Within (e.g., intracranial , within the skull) |
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| bnormal, difficult, painful, labored (e.g.,dysphasia,difficulty speaking) |
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| Absence of, without (e.g., atypical, not typical) |
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After (e.g., post-herpetic neuralga, pain after herpes zoster) |
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| Pertaining to (e.g., cardiac, electric) |
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| Condition of, abnormal state (e.g., anemia (lack of blood),neurasthenia) |
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| Specialty, study of (e.g.,cardiology, neurology) |
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| Specialist who studies and treats(e.g., cardiologist, neurologist) |
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| Abnormal condition(e.g., atherosclerosis) |
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| Pertaining to(e.g., venous) |
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| Disease (e.g.,neuropathy) |
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| Removal (e.g., plasmapheresis) |
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| surgical puncture to aspirate fluid |
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| Excision, surgical removal (e.g.embolectomy, craniotomy) |
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| Loosening, dissolution, separating |
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| Surgical fixation or suspension |
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| Narrowing or constriction |
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| Stopping, controlling, or stagnation |
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| (heart, crown, or circle) |
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| Abdominal aortic aneurysm |
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| Coronary artery bypass graft |
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| Congenital or coronary heart disease |
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| Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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| Myocardial infarction (heart attack) |
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| Premature ventricular contraction |
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| Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
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| Cerebrovascular accident (stroke) |
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| A common term, but without a single, short abbreviation |
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| Peripheral nervous system |
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| Rapid eye movement (as in REM sleep) |
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| Transient ischemic attack (mini-stroke) |
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| Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome |
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