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Medical terminology for chapters 6, 7, 8

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arterio   artery  
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cardio   heart  
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electro   electric; electricity  
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endo   within; inner  
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myo   muscle  
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phlebo   vein  
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thrombo   clot  
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veno   vein  
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brady   slow  
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tachy   fast  
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poly   many  
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instrument to record   graph  
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process of recording   graphy  
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record; picture   gram  
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megaly   large; enlarged  
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pathy   disease  
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hardening   sclerosis  
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pacemaker   Sinoatrial (SA) Node  
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hypertension   high blood pressure  
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phlebitis   inflammation of a vein  
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graphic record of the electrical activity of the heart   electrocardiogram (EKG)  
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surgical repair of a heart valve   valvoplasty  
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BP   blood pressure  
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CABG   coronary artery bypass graft  
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CHF   congestive heart failure  
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CPR   cardiopulmonary resuscitation  
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DVT   deep vein thrombosis  
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MI   myocardial infarction  
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PAC   premature atrial contraction  
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PVC   premature ventricular contraction  
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RHD   rheumatic heart disease  
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vessel   angio  
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cyto   cell  
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red   erythro  
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blood   hemo; hemato  
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leuko   white  
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lympho   lymph  
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to eat   phago  
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spleno   spleen  
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thymo   thymus  
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tonsillo   tonsils  
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mono   one  
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emia   blood condition  
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tumor   oma  
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osis   condition  
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deficiency in quantity or quality of blood   anemia  
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any abnormal blood condition   dycrasia  
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embolism   obstruction of vessel by a foreign substance or blood clot  
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hemorrhage   excessive blood loss, internal or external  
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AIDS   acquired immune deficiency syndrom  
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CBC   complete blood count  
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DIC   disseminated intravascular coagulation  
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MCV   mean corpuscular volume  
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PA   pernicious anemia  
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WBC   white blood cells; white blood cell count  
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broncho; bronchi   bronchus  
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laryngo   larynx  
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naso   nose  
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pharyngo   pharynx  
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pneumo   lung; air  
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rhino   nose  
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tracheo   trachea (wind pipe)  
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eu   normal  
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pnea   breathing  
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HCt   Hematocrit  
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