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1 A Cardiac Rhythym Strip Analysis

Question	Answer
rrhexis	rupture, burst
plegia	paralysis
graphy	process of recording or making a record
algia, dynia	pain
ptosis	drooping, sagging
cyte	cell
ectomy	surgical removal, excision
itis	inflammation
scope	instrument for viewing/examining
graph	machine used to record
pathy	disease;dz
gram	record (x-ray, graph- EKG, etc.)
plasty	surgical repair
therapy	treatment; tx
scopy	process of using a scope
rrhaphy	suture, stitch
pnea	breathe, breathing
oma	tumor, collection of fluid
rrhage, rrhagia	heavy bleeding
megaly	enlargement
emia	blood condition
malacia	abnormal softening
pexy	surgical fixation; putting something where it belongs
sclerosis	abnormal hardening
stomy	arftificial mouth or opening
trophy	growth, development
uria	urine condition
centesis	surgical puncture to remove fluid
lysis	breakdown, destruction, separation
tomy	to cut into; surgical incision

rupture, burst	Question: rrhexis	1	1	false
paralysis	Question: plegia	2	1	false
graphy	Answer: process of recording or making a record	3	0	false
algia, dynia	Answer: pain	4	0	false
ptosis	Answer: drooping, sagging	5	0	false
cyte	Answer: cell	6	0	false
ectomy	Answer: surgical removal, excision	7	0	false
inflammation	Question: itis	8	1	false
scope	Answer: instrument for viewing/examining	9	0	false
graph	Answer: machine used to record	10	0	false
disease;dz	Question: pathy	11	1	false
gram	Answer: record (x-ray, graph- EKG, etc.)	12	0	false
plasty	Answer: surgical repair	13	0	false
therapy	Answer: treatment; tx	14	0	false
scopy	Answer: process of using a scope	15	0	false
rrhaphy	Answer: suture, stitch	16	0	false
breathe, breathing	Question: pnea	17	1	false
rrhage, rrhagia	Answer: heavy bleeding	19	0	false
megaly	Answer: enlargement	20	0	false
emia	Answer: blood condition	21	0	false