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vessel
ex. angi/o/rrhaphy - suture of the vessel
ex. vas/o/spasm - involuntary contraction or twitching of the vessel |
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aorta
ex. aort/o/stenosis - stricture or narrowing of the aorta |
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artery
ex. arteri/al - pertaining to the artery |
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arteriole
ex. arteriol/itis - inflammtion of the arteriole |
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fatty plaque
ex. ather/o/scler/osis - abnormal hardening condition of fatty plaque |
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atrium
ex. atri/o/tome - instrument to cut the atrium |
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heart
ex. cardi/o/megaly - enlargemet of the heart |
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blood vessel
ex. hemangi/oma - blood vessel tumor |
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vein
ex. phleb/o/tomy - incision of the vein
ex. ven/ous - pertaining to the vein |
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blood clot
ex. thromb/o/lysis - destruction of the blood clot(s) |
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pulse
ex. sphygm/o/meter - instrument for measuring the pulse |
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record, a writing
ex. angi/o/gram - record of the vessel examination |
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instrument for recording
ex. electr/o/cardi/o/graph - instrument for recording the electrical signals of the heart |
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within
ex. endo/arter/itis - inflammation within the artery |
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outside
ex. extra/atri/al - pertaining to outside the atrium |
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around
ex. peri/card/itis - inflammation around the heart |
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across, through
ex. trans/sept/al - pertaining to across or through the septum |
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