MT Ch5
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| Angi/o or Vascul/o | blood vessel
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| Arteri/o | artery
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| Ather/o | fatty plaque or substance
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| Cardi/o or Card/o | heart
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| Cyt/o or -cyte | cell
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| Electr/o | electric
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| Embol/o | something inserted
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| Erythr/o | red
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| Hem/o or Hemat/o | blood
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| Leuk/o | white
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| My/o | muscle
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| Phleb/o | vein
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| Thromb/o | clot
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| Valvul/o | valve
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| -crasia | mixture or blending
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| -ectomy | surgical removal
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| -emia | blood condition
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| -gram | picture or record
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -lytic | to destroy
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| -megaly or mega- or megal/o | abnormal enlargement
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| -ologist | specialist
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| -oma | tumor
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| -pathy | disease
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| -penia | deficiency
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| -plastic | pertaining to formation
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing
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| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening
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| -stasis | control
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| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing
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| Brady- | slow
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| Endo- | within
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| Epi- | above/upon
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| Dys- | abnormal, bad, difficult, painful
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| Hyper- | excessive
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| Peri- | surrounding
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| Tachy- | rapid
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| Erythrocytes | Red (blood) cell- carry oxygen
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| Leukocytes | White (blood) cell- fight infection
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| Thrombocytes | Clotting cell (Platelet)- clot blood
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| Cardiomegaly | Abnormal enlargement of the heart
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| Carditis | Inflammation of the heart
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| Pericarditis | Inflammation of the surrounding heart layer
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| Myocarditis | Inflammation of the muscle heart layer
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| Myocarditis | Inflammation of the muscle heart layer
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| Endocarditis | Inflammation of the inner heart layer
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| Valvulitis | Inflammation of a (heart) valve
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| Angiitis or Vasculitis | Inflammation of a blood vessel
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| Angiostenosis | Abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel
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| Hemangioma | Benign tumor of blood and blood vessels
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| Phlebitis | Inflammation of the veins
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| Atherosclerosis | Abnormal hardening (of the arteries caused by) fatty plaques
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| Arteriosclerosis | Abnormal hardening of the arteries
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| Arteriostenosis | Abnormal narrowing of the arteries
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| Blood Dyscrasia | Abnormal mixture (of blood)
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| Thrombocytopenia | Deficiency of clotting cells (platelets)
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| Leukopenia | Deficiency of white (blood cells)
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| Myelodysplastic Syndrome | Bad, difficult formation of bone marrow (Also called pre-leukemia
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| Leukemia | Blood condition of white (blood cells)/(A type of cancer that affects the white blood cells)
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| Bradycardia | (Abnormally) slow heart(beat)
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| Tachycardia | (Abnormally) rapid heart(beat
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| Hypotension | deficient/low blood pressure
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| Hypertension | excessive/high blood pressure
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| Electrocardiography | The process of recording the electrical activity of the heart
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| Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) | The record of electrical activity of the heart
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| Angiography | The process of recording or taking a picture of blood vessels
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| Phlebography or Venography | The process of recording or taking a picture of the veins
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| Valvuloplasty | Surgical repair (or replacement) of a valve (of the heart)
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| Aneurysmectomy | Surgical removal of an aneurysm
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| Aneurysmorrhaphy | Surgical suturing of an aneurysm
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| Atherectomy | Surgical removal of a fatty plaque (from an artery)
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| Angioplasty | Surgical repair of a blood vessel
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| Cardiologist | specialist in diagnosing/treating diseases of the heart
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| Hematologist | specialist in diagnosing/treating diseases/disorders of the blood
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| Vascular Surgeon | physician who specializes in the surgical treatment of disorders of the blood vessels
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| Hemoglobin | Iron-containing protein of red blood cells
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| Angina | episode of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium
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| Myocardial Infarction | episode where there is a total blockage of blood flow to the myocardium
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| Thrombus | blood clot attached to the wall of a blood vessel (stationary)
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| Thrombotic Occlusion | the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus
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| Embolus | foreign object (blood clot/air/tissue/fat/tumor) that circulates in the blood vessels (traveling)
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| Embolism | the blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus
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| Septicemia | blood condition caused by the spread of pathogens and their toxins in the blood (blood poisoning)
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| Aplastic Anemia | blood condition characterized by the absence of all formed blood elements caused by the hemopoeitic failure of bone marrow
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| Hemolytic Anemia | blood condition characterized by the premature destruction/breakdown of red blood cells by the spleen
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| Megaloblastic Anemia | blood condition characterized by larger than normal (yet still immature) red blood cells; usually from a deficiency of folic acid or vitamin B12
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| Pernicious Anemia | blood condition characterized by the lack of the protein that helps the body absorb Vitamin B12
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| Sickle Cell Anemia | genetic blood condition characterized by abnormal hemoglobin that causes the red blood cells to form a crescent shape
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| Cardiac Arrest | when the heart abruptly stops or develops an abnormal rhythm that prevents it from pumping blood
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| Atrial Fibrillation (A-fib) | rapid/irregular/uncontrolled heartbeat originating from the atria
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| Atrial Tachycardia | rapid heartbeats originating from the atria
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| Ventricular Fibrillation (V-fib) | rapid/irregular/uncontrolled heartbeat originating from the ventricles
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| Ventricular Tachycardia | rapid heartbeats originating from the ventricles
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| Coronary Thrombosis | abnormal condition of having a blood clot blocking a coronary artery
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| Arrhythmia | abnormality or loss of normal rhythm in the heartbeat
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| Automated External Defibrillator (AED) | portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses potentially life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias
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| Defibrillation | shock that stops fibrillation, allowing the heart to reestablish a normal rhythm
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| Atheroma | tumor (actually a deposit) of a fatty plaque
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| Orthostatic Hypotension | low blood pressure upon standing
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| Cardiomyopathy | any disease of the heart muscle
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| A-Fib | atrial fibrillation
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| chol | cholesterol
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| CAD | coronary artery disease
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| EKG or ECG | electrocardiogram
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| MI | myocardial infarction
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| PAD | peripheral artery disease
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| PVD | peripheral vascular disease
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| V-fiv | ventricular vibrillation
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