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10 Nervous System Prefixes
 Definition
Term
a-/an-
 Definition
without, absent, no
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dys-
 Definition
abnormal, painful, difficult
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epi-
 Definition
above, upon, on
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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hyper-
 Definition
above, excessive
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hypo-
 Definition
below, deficient, less than normal
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within
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para-
 Definition
beside, beyond, around
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sub-
 Definition
below, under
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11 Cardiovascular System Prefixes
 Definition
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angio-
 Definition
vessel
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arterio-
 Definition
artery
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cardio-/cardi-
 Definition
heart
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phlebo-
 Definition
Vein
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Coron-
 Definition
Crown, Circle
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Hemo-/Hemato-
 Definition
Blood
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Vaso-/Vas-
 Definition
Vessel
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Myo-
 Definition
Muscle
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Endo-
 Definition
Within, Inner
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Peri-
 Definition
Around
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Tachy-
 Definition
Fast
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17 Nervous System Suffixes
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
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-cele
 Definition
hernia or protusion
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-esthesia
 Definition
sensation or feeling
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-kinesis
 Definition
movement
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
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-lexia
 Definition
reading
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-mania
 Definition
obsession, madness
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-mnesia
 Definition
memory
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-paresis
 Definition
partial paralysis
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-phasia
 Definition
speech
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-psychia
 Definition
mind
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-schisis
 Definition
split
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-tomy
 Definition
cutting, incision
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-trophic/-trophy
 Definition
development nourishment
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18 Cardiovascular system suffixes
 Definition
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-cardia
 Definition
heart condition
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-gram
 Definition
record or picture
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-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhage
 Definition
bursting forth
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-rrhagia
 Definition
excessive flow
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-scope
 Definition
instrument for viewing
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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-stasis
 Definition
stopping, controlling
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-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
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-tension
 Definition
pressure
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21 Cardiovascular Systems Word Roots
 Definition
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
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aort/o
 Definition
aorta
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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arteriolo/o
 Definition
arteriole
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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coron/o
 Definition
crown, heart
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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vas/o, vascul/o
 Definition
vessel, duct
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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ven/o
 Definition
vein
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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sphygm/o
 Definition
pulse
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steth/o
 Definition
chest
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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ather/o
 Definition
fatty plaque
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isch/o
 Definition
to hold back
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electr/o
 Definition
electricity
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21 Nervous System Word Roots
 Definition
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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mening/o
 Definition
meninges
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nerv/o
 Definition
nerve
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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psych/o
 Definition
mind
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phren/o
 Definition
mind, diaphragm
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cerebell/o
 Definition
cerebellum
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esthesi/o
 Definition
sensation, feeling
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kinesi/o
 Definition
movement
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gli/o
 Definition
glue,neuroglial tissue
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radicul/o
 Definition
nerve root
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somn/o
 Definition
sleep
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scler/o
 Definition
hardening
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ton/o
 Definition
tension, tone
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pleg/o
 Definition
paralysis
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phas/o
 Definition
speech
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lex/o
 Definition
words, phrase
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hypn/o
 Definition
sleep
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15 Cardiovascular System Abbreviations
 Definition
Term
BP
 Definition
Blood Pressure
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HR
 Definition
Heart Rate
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ECG/EKG
 Definition
Electrocardiogram
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CHF
 Definition
Congestive Heart Failure
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MI
 Definition
Myocardial Infarction
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CAD
 Definition
Coronary Artery Disease
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HTN
 Definition
Hypertension
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CPR
 Definition
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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CABGC
 Definition
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
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PVC
 Definition
Premature Ventricular Contraction
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VT/V-Tach
 Definition
Ventricular Tachycardia
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VF/V-Fib
 Definition
Ventricular Fibrillation
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AED
 Definition
Automated External Defibrillator
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ICD
 Definition
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
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TMR
 Definition
Transmyocardial Revascularization
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14 Nervous System Abbreviations
 Definition
Term
CNS
 Definition
Central Nervous System
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PNS
 Definition
Peripheral Nervous System
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EEG
 Definition
Electroencephalogram
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CT
 Definition
Computed Tomography
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MRI
 Definition
Magnetic Resonence Imaging
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TBI
 Definition
Traumatic Brain Injury
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CVA
 Definition
Cerebrovascular Accident
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TIA
 Definition
Transient, Ischemic Attack
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ALS
 Definition
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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MS
 Definition
Multiple Sclerosis
Term
PD
 Definition
Parkinson's Disease
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AD
 Definition
Alzheimers Disease
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CSF
 Definition
Cerebrospinal Fluid
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ICP
 Definition
Intracranial pressure
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