Appendix 1
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| angi/o | vessel
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| aort/0 | aorta
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| arteri/o | artery
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| arteriol/o | arteriole
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| cardi/o | heart
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| coron/o | heart
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| phleb/o | vein
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| ven/o | vein
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| venul/o | venule
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| atherosclerosis | hardening of arteries with a collection cholesterol-like plaque
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| hypertension | high blood pressure
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| myocardial infarction | Heart attack
an infarct is an area of dead tissue
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| angiography | recording (via x-ray images) blood vessels after the injection of contrast into the bloodstream.
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| echocardiography | producing images of the heart via sound waves or echoes
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| electrocardiography | recording electricity flowing through the heart
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| endarterectomy | surgical removal of the innermost lining of an artery to remove fatty deposits and clots
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| percutaneous coronary intervention | A balloon-tipped catheter is threaded into a coronary artery to compress fatty deposits and open the artery ( AKA balloon angioplasty)
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| thrombolytic therapy | drugs are injected into a patients bloodstream to dissolve clots that may cause a heart attack
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| ACS | acute coronary syndrome
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| ACS | disease changes in coronary arteries leading to plaque/clot formation and heart attack or other heart problems
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| BP | Blood pressure
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| CABG | coronary artery bypass grafting
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| CABG | surgery to replace clogged arteries supply blood to the heart muscle
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| CAD | coronary artery disease
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| CHF | congestive heart failure
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| CHF | heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood
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| an/o | anus
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| append/o | appendix
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| appendic/o | appendix
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| cholecyst/o | gallbladder
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| ECG | electrocardiography
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| ECHO | echocardiography
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| HDL | high-density lipoprotein
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| HTN | hypertesion
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| LDL | low-density lipoprotein
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| ECG | electrical record of the heart
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| ECHO | ultrasound record of the heart
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| HDL | lipoprotein carrying "good" cholestrol
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| LDL | lipoprotein carrying "bad" cholestrol
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| col/o | colon
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| colon/o | colon
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| duoden/o | doudenum (1st part of the small intestine)
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| esophag/o | esophagus
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| hepat/o | liver
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| ile/o | ileum (3rd part of the small intestine)
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| jejun/o | jejunum (2nd part of the small intestine)
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| or/o | mouth
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| pancreat/o | pancreas
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| pharyng/o | pharynx
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| pract/o | anus and rectum
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| rect/o | rectum
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| -cele | suffix meaning hernia and protrusion
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| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon (s-shape lower portion of the colon)
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| stomat/o | mouth
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| cholelithiasis | abnormal condition of gallstones
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| chole/o | gall
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| lith/o | stone
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| -iasis | pathological condition
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| diverticulosis | abnormal condition of small pouches or sacs (diverticula) in the wall of the intestine (often the colon)
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| gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) | a condition in which content of the stomach flow back into the esophagus
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| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver
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| hepatocellular carcinoma | cancer (primary) of the liver - hepatoma
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| abdominal ultrasonography | proces of beaming sound waves into the abdomen to produce images of organs such as the gallbladder
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| cholangiography | x-ray examination of the bile ducts after the injection of contrast material
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| cholangi/o | bile ducts
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| gastrointestinal endoscopy | visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract with an endoscope
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| colostomy | surgical creation of a new opening of the colon to the outside of the body
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| ileostomy | surgical creation of a new opening of the ileum to the outside of the body
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| laparoscopic surgery | removal of organs or tissue via a laparoscope
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| ALT,AST | alanine transaminase and aspartate transaminase
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| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
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| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease
- reflux esophagitis
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| GI | gastrointestinal
- stomach and intestines
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| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease
-crohn disease and ulcerative colitis
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| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome
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| LFTs | Liver function tests
-ALT,AST,billrubin
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| NPO | Nothing by the Mouth
-nil per as
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| TPN | total parenteral nutrition
-intravenous solutions are given to maintain nutrition
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| adren/o | adrenal gland (located above the kidney)
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| adrenal/o | adrenal gland (located above the kidney)
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| hypophys/o | pituitary gland
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| oophor/o | ovary
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| ovari/o | ovary
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| orch/o | testis
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| orchi/o | testis
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| -pexy | suffix meaning surgical fixation
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| orchid/o | testis
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| pancreat/o | pancreas
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| parathyroid/o | parathyroid gland (located behind the thyroid)
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| pituitar/o | pituitary gland
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| thym/o | thymus gland (located in the middle of the chest)
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| thyroaden/o | thyroid gland (located in the neck)
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| thyroid/o | thyroid gland
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| acromegaly | enlargement of extremities caused by hypersecretion from the anterior portion of the pituitary gland after pubery
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| acr/o | extremeties
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| hyperthyroidism | overactivity of the thyroid gland; also called Graves disease
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| exophthalmometry | measurement of the eyeball protrusion (exophthalmos) as an indicator of Graves disease
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| DM | diabetes mellitus
-type 1 ad type 2 are forms of disease
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| GTT | glucosse tolerance test
-measures the ability to respond to a glucose load; test for diabetes mellitus
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| K+ | potassium
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| Na+ | sodium
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| TSH | Thyroid-stimulating hormone
-pituitary hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland
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