Yellow Module Term. Combining/Suffix/Prefix/Abrrevs
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aneurysm/o | widened blood vessel
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anthrac/o | coal, coal dust
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aort/o | aorta
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arteri/o | artery
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atel/o | incomplete;imperfect
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ather/o | fatty plaque
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bronch/o | bronchus
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bronchi/o | bronchus
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cardi/o | heart
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coni/o | dust
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cyan/o | blue
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electr/o | electricity
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emphys/o | to inflate
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epiglott/o | epiglottis
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hem/o | blood
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hemangi/o | blood vessel
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isch/o | to hold back; block
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laryng/o | larynx (voice box)
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lob/o | lobe
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my/o | muscle
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nas/o | nose
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ox/i | oxygen
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pector/o | chest
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pharyng/o | pharynx (throat)
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phleb/o | vein
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phren/o | diaphragm; mind
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pleur/o | pleura
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pneum/o | air; lung
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pneumon/o | air; lung
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pulmon/o | lung
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py/o | pus
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rhin/o | nose
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scler/o | hardening; sclera
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sept/o | septum
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sphygm/o | pulse
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spir/o | breathe
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steth/o | chest
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therm/o | heat
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thorac/o | chest
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thromb/o | blood clot
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trache/o | trachea (wind pipe)
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valvul/o | valve
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vas/o | vessel; vas deferens; duct
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vascul/o | vessel
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ven/o | vein
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a-,an- | without, not
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brady- | slow
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dys- | bad, painful, difficult
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endo- | in, within
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eu- | good, normal
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extra- | outside, outward
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hyper- | excessive, above normal
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per- | around
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tachy- | rapid
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trans- | across, through
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-al | pertaining to
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-algia | pain
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-ar | pertaining to
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-ary | pertaining to
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-capnia | carbon dioxide
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-centesis | surgical puncture
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-clysis | irrigation, washing
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-ectasis | dilation, expansion
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-ectomy | excision, removal
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-emia | blood condition
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-gram | record, writing
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-graph | instrument for recording
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-graphy | process of recording
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-itis | inflammation
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-logist | specialist in the study of
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-lysis | separation; destruction; loosening
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-megaly | enlargement
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-meter | instrument for measuring
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-osis | abnormal condition
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-oxia | oxygen
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-pathy | disease
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-phonia | voice
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-plasty | surgical repair
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-plegia | paralysis
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-pnea | breathing
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-ptysis | spitting
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-rrhaphy | suture
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-rrhexis | rupture
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-scope | instrument for examining
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-sphyxia | pulse
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-stasis | standing still
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-stenosis | narrowing, stricture
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-stomy | forming an opening (mouth)
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-thorax | chest
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-tic | pertaining to
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-tomy | incision
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ABG | arterial blood gases
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AS | aortic stenosis
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AV | atrioventricular; arteriovenous
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BP, B/P | blood pressure
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CABG | coronary artery bypass graft
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CAD | coronary artery disease
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MI | myocardial infarction
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mm Hg | millimetres of mercury
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MS | mitral stenosis
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MUGA scan | multiple-gated acquisition (scan)
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MVP | mitral valve prolapse
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RDS | respiratory distress syndrome
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SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome
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TIA | transient ischemic attack
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TPR | temperature, pulse, respiration
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URI | upper respiratory infection
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CCU | coronary care unit
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CHD | coronary heart disease
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CHF | congestive heart failure
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CO2 | carbon dioxide
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COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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CT | computed tomography
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CVA | cerebrovascular accident
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CVD | cardiovascular disease
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CXR | chest x-ray
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DOE | dyspnea on exertion
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DVT | deep vein thrombosis, deep venous thrombosis
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ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram (graphy)
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ECHO | echocardiogram (graphy)
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ETT | exercise tolerance test
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FVC | forced vital capacity
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Hb, Hbg | hemoglobin
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HDL | high density lipoprotein
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HF | heart failure
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HTN | hypertension
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ICU | intensive care unit
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IV | intravenous
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L/min. | litres per minute
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VSD | ventricular septal defect
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VT | ventricular tachycardia
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AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm
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ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme.
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