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05/13/2025
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A
 Definition
Absense, with out
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Brady
 Definition
slow
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Dys
 Definition
Bad, Abnormal, painful, difficult
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Endo
 Definition
Within, In
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Epi
 Definition
On, Upon, Over
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Hyper
 Definition
Above, excessive
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Hypo
 Definition
Below, deficient
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Inter
 Definition
Between
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Peri
 Definition
surrounding, around
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Poly
 Definition
Many
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Tachy
 Definition
Fast, rapid
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A
 Definition
Absence of , without , no
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An
 Definition
Absence without
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Post
 Definition
after
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Para
 Definition
beside, beyond, around, abnormal
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Pre
 Definition
before
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Sub
 Definition
below, under
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Intra
 Definition
within
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Hemi
 Definition
Half
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Pan
 Definition
All, total
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-ia
 Definition
condition of, diseased state
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-ectomy
 Definition
Excision , surgical removal
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-cele
 Definition
hernia
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-algesia
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
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-tomy
 Definition
incision
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-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-pexy
 Definition
fixation , suspension
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-penia
 Definition
deficiency
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-lysis
 Definition
loosening, dissolution
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-logist
 Definition
specialist
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-ion
 Definition
process
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ia
 Definition
condition of , diseased state
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-graph
 Definition
instrument used to record
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-gram
 Definition
record, radiographic image
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-genic
 Definition
producing, originating
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-emia
 Definition
condition of the blood
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-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-lysis
 Definition
destruction, breakdown
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-crasia
 Definition
mixture or blending
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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
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
 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
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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
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A-fib (Artial Fibrillation)
 Definition
A-fib is an irregular and often rapid heart rate that can lead to poor blood flow. The Atria (upper chambers of the heart) beat chaotically, which can increase the risk of a stroke or heart-related complications
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AED (Automated External defibrillator)
 Definition
An AED is a portable device that can detect life threatening cardiac arrhythmias and deliver an electrical shock to restore normal hearth rhythm, typically used during sudden cardiac arrest
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CABG (coronary artery bypass graft)
 Definition
a surgical procedure that improves blood flow to the heart using a healthy blood vessel from another part of the body to bypass the blocked coronary artery, restoring oxygen-rich blood flow to the heart muscle
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