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AMT CV WP
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| angio | vessel/duct |
| -ogram | written record/image of |
| -otomy | incision into |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| fatty plaque | athero |
| hardening of | -sclero |
| condition | -osis |
| cardio | heart |
| myo | muscle |
| enlargement of | -megaly |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| pneumo | lung/air |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| puncture to remove fluid | -centesis |
| around | peri/circum |
| within | endo |
| -um | tissue |
| blue | cyano |
| to limp | claudico |
| removal of | -ectomy |
| process if measuring | -metry |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| Sound | echo/sono |
| to hold back | ischo |
| -emia | blood/abnormal blood condition |
| fat | lipido |
| excessive | hyper |
| rapid | oxy |
| oxygen | oxi |
| throbbing | palpito |
| vein | veno/phlebo |
| stetho | chest |
| thoraco | chest |
| pecto | chest |
| narrowing of | steno |
| clot | thrombo |
| -cyte | cell |
| cyto | cell |
| deficient amount | -penia |
| pan | all every |
| to turn | verso |
| throwing in/plug | embolo |
| vaso | vessel |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction |
| pressure | tenso |