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ELC
cardi, endo , and lym
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hyperthyroidism= hyper- thyroid -ism | condition caused by excessive thyroid hormone production |
| Adenectomy = Aden/o - ectomy | surgical removal of a gland |
| Endocrinology= endo - crin -logy | study of endocrine glands and their secretions |
| Pancreatitis = pancreat/0 - itits | inflammation of pancreas |
| Hypoglycemia = hypo- glyc/o-emia | Abnormally low blood sugar levels. |
| Angioplasty - angi/o -plasty | procedure to widen or repair the blood vessels |
| cardiomegaly - cardio - megaly | enlargement of the heart. |
| Atherosclerosis = ather/o - scler/o - oasis | hardening and narrowing of arteries due to plaque build up |
| Tachycardia = tachy - cardi/o - ia | abnormally fast heart rate |
| Bradycardia = brady- cardi/o - ia | abnormally slow heart rate |
| hypertension = hyper tens/o | high blood pressure |
| lymphedema= lymph/o - edema | swelling caused by fluid build up |
| splenomegaly= splen/o - megaly | enlargement of the spleen |
| lymphadenopathy = lymphaden/o - Pathy | disease of lymph nodes |
| Tonsillitis = tonsil/o -itis | inflammation of the tonsils |
| Immunodeficiency = immun/o - deficiency | reduce ability of immune system to fight infection |