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meaning: Slow
Example: Bradycardia- a slow heart rate |
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meaning: inside, within
Example: Endocarditis- inflammation of the inner lining of the heart |
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meaning: Upon, over, on top
Example: Epidcardium- the outer layer of the heart |
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meaning: Excessive, above normal
Example: Hyperlipideia- elevated levels of lipids in the blood. |
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meaning: under or below
Example: orthostatic hypotension- low blood pressure that occours upon standing up |
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meaning: Around
Example: Pericardium- the membranous sac that contains the heart |
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meaning: fast
Example: Tachycardia- a fast heart rate (over 100 beats per minute) |
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meaning: A mixture or blending ( often used in relation to blood)
Example: Dyscrasia- an abnormal condition of the blood |
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meaning: blood condition
Example: lschemia- a condition where the blood supply to a part of the body, often the heart, is restricted or reduced. |
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meaning: Surgical removal
Example: Electrocardiography- recording the electrical activity of the heart |
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meaning: inflammation
Example: myocarditis- inflammation of heart muscle. |
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meaning: Destruction, breakdown
Example: Thrombolysis- the breakdown of a blood clot |
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meaning: Enlaregment
Example: Cardiomegaly- enlargement of the heart |
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meaning: Abnormal condition
Example: Arteriosclerosis- hardening of the arteries |
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meaning: Deficiency
Example: 3eukopenia- a deficiency of white blood cells |
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meaning: Surgical repair
Example: Valvuloplasty- surgical repair of a heart valvue. |
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meaning: Bursting forth, excessive flow
Example: excessive bleeding (in a short amount of time) |
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meaning: Stopping, controlling
Example: Hemostasis - stopping of blood flow |
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meaning: condition of cells
Example: Thrombocytosis-ban abnormal increase in the number of platelets |
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meaning: Vessel
Example: Angioplasty- a procedure to mechanically wide a narrowed or blocked blood vessels |
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meaning: without
Example: Aphasia - a condition characterized by the complete loss of ability or understand laungage |
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meaning: Half
Example: Hemiparesis- weakness on one side of the body |
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meaning: not, inward
Example: insomnia - inability to sleep |
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meaning: between
Example: interneuron- a neuron that transmits signals between others |
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meaning: After
Exapample: Postictal- the state following a seizure |
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meaning: pain
Example: Neuralgia- nerve pain |
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meaning: Before
Exapmle: Presynaptic- relating to the area before a synapse |
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meaning: cell
Example: Gliocyte- a glial cell |
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meaning: record or image
Example: Myelogram- an imaging record of the spinal cord |
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meaning: resembling or like
Example: Myeloid- resembling or preoccupation with fire |
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