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Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 1
10/16/2012
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
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aort/o
 Definition
aorta
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arter/o
 Definition
artery
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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ather/o
 Definition
yellowish plaque
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atri/o
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atrium
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brachi/o
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arm
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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cholesterol/o
 Definition
cholesterol
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coron/o
 Definition
heart
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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myx/o
 Definition
mucus
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ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
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pericardi/o
 Definition
pericardium
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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sphygm/o
 Definition
pulse
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steth/o
 Definition
chest
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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valvul/o
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valve
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valv/o
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valve
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vas/o
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vessel
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vascul/o
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vessel
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ven/o, ven/i
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vein
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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CABG
 Definition
coronary artery bypass grafting
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PCI
 Definition
percutaneous coronary intervention
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-constriction
 Definition
narrowing
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-dilation
 Definition
widening; stretching; expanding
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-lysis
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breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-meter
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measure
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-oma
 Definition
tumor; mass; fluid collection
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-osis
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condition; usually abnormal
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-plasty

 

 Definition
surgical repair
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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-stonosis
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tightening; structure
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-tomy
 Definition
process of cutting
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pulm/o
 Definition
chest
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endocardium, mycardium, pericardium
 Definition
layers of the heart
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Visceral pericardium, Parietal pericardium, Pericardial cavity
 Definition
walls of the pericardium
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diastole
 Definition
relaxation
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systole
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contraction
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a-, an
 Definition
no; not; without
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brady-
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slow
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de-
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lack of; down; less; removal of
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dys-
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bad; painfuul; difficult; abnormal
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endo-
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in; within
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end/arter/ectomy
 Definition
excision removal of the artery lining inside
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hyper-
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above excessive
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hypo-
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deficient; belwo; under; less than normal
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inter-
 Definition
between
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peri-
 Definition
surrounding
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
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tetra-
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four
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tri-
 Definition
three
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ETT-MIBI
 Definition
exercise tolerance test with sestamibi scan
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ETT
 Definition
exercise tolerance test
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LVAD
 Definition
left ventricular assist device
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ICD
 Definition
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
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RFA
 Definition
radiofrequency catheter ablation
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TEE
 Definition
transesophageal echocardiography
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TMLR
 Definition
transmyocardial laser revascularisation
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lipoprotein electrophoresis
 Definition
how they separate the HDL and LDL
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lipid test profile
 Definition
test for cholesterol and tiglycerides
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Nuclear testing
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Thallium 201
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Cardiac MRI
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Extracorpreal
 Definition
outside of body
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