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Cardiovascular Prefixes
- a- : without, Absence of
- bi- : Two
- brady- : Slow
- dys- Abnormal, bad, difficult
- endo- Within
- epi-: On, upon, in
- hyper-: Above, excessive
- hypo-: Below, deficient
- inter-: Between
- pan-: All, total
- peri-: Surrounding, around
- poly-: Excessive, over, many
- tachy-:Fast, Rapid
- tri-: Three
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Cardiovascular Prefixes
- a- : without, Absence of
- bi- : Two
- brady- : Slow
- dys- Abnormal, bad, difficult
- endo- Within
- epi-: On, upon, in
- hyper-: Above, excessive
- hypo-: Below, deficient
- inter-: Between
- pan-: All, total
- peri-: Surrounding, around
- poly-: Excessive, over, many
- tachy-:Fast, Rapid
- tri-: Three
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Nervous System Prefixes
cello-: Head
cerebro-: Brain
dura-: Dura mater (outer layer of the brains meninges)
gila-: Glial cells (support cells of the nervous system)
myeloma-: Spinal cord
neuro-: Nerve, nervous system
parieto-:Parietal lobe of the brain |
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Cardiovascular Suffixes
-ac: Pertaining to
-ade: Process of
-al: Pertaining to
aphaeresis: Removal
-ar: Pertaining to
-centesis: Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
-dynia: Pain
-ectomy: Surgical removal, Excision
-ia: diseased state, Condition
-ic: Pretaining to
-ion: Process
-itis: inflammation
-lgia: Pain
-logist: Specialist who studies and treats
-lysis: Loosening, dissolution
-megaly: Enlarged, enlargement
-oma: Tumor
-osis: Abnormal condition
-pathy: Disease
-penia: Abnormal reduction in number
-pexy: Surgical fixation, suspension
-plasty: surgical repair
-poiesis: Formation
-rrhaphy: Suturing, repairing
-sclerosis Hardening
-scopy: Process of viewing
-stenosis:Narrowing, constriction
-stasis: Stop, stopping,
-tomy: Cut into, incision
Nervous System Suffixes
-algia: Pain
-cele: Hernia, protrusion
-cycte: Cell
-genic: Producing, originating
-gram: Record, radiographic image
-graphy: Process of recording |
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Cardiovascular System root words
Cardio-: Heart
Vascul-: Vessel
Angio-: Vessal
Arteri-: Artery
Ven-: Vein
Myo-: Muscle
Sangin-: Blood
Hemat-: Blood
Phleb-: Vein
Aort-: Aorta
Tachy-: Fast
Scler-: Hard
Phlebitis-: inflammation of the vein
Stetho-: Chest
Nervous Systen Root Word
Neur-: Nerve
Nerv-: Nerve
Cerebr-: Brain
Dura-: Dura mater
Pia-: Pia mater
Radic-: Root
Gangli-: Knot
Neur-: Nerve
Spinal-: Spine
Medull-: Medulla
Thalam-: Thalamus
Hippocamp-: Hippocampus
Hypothalam-: Hypothelamus
Amygdala-: Amygdala
Pons-: Pons
Opt-: Optic
Cortic-: Cortex
Paietal-: Parietal
Front-: Frontal
Temporal-: Temporal
Occipit-: Occipital |
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Cardiovascular Abbreviations
ABI: Ankle-brachial index
CABG: Coronary artery bypass graft
CAD: Coronary artery disease
CHF: Congestive heart failure
CVA: Cerebrovascular accident
ECG/EGK: Electrocardiogram
EF: Ejection fraction
HE: Heart rate
HTN: Hypertension
LVH: Left ventricular hypertrophy
MI: myocardial infraction
PAD: Peripheral vascular disease
PTCA: Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
SBE: Subacute bacterial endocarditis
Nervous System Abbreviations
CNS: Central nervous system
PNS: Peripheral nervous system
CVA: Cerebrovascular accident
TIA: Transient ischemic attack
SAH: Subarachnoid hemorrhage
EEG: Electroencephalogram
MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging
PET: Positron emission tomography
LP: Lumber puncture
CSF: Cerebrospinal fluid
MS: Multiple sclerosis
AD: Parkinsons disease
ALS: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
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