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med term slides 2

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Term
Definition
leuk/o   white  
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melan/o   black  
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erythr/o   red  
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cyan/o   blue  
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leukocyte   white blood cell  
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melanoderma   black skin  
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erythremia   too many red cells  
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cyanoderma   blue skin  
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leukoderma   white skin  
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-penia   decrease in number  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-osis   increase in number  
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endocardium   inner lining of the heart  
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myocardium   middle, muscular layer of the heart  
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epicardium   outer membrane of the heart  
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cardi/o   heart  
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what are the chambers of the heart?   right atrium, left atrium, right ventricle, left ventricle  
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-gram   picture or record  
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-graph   instrument used to make a recording  
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-graphy   process of using a recording instrument  
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-grapher   person who makes the recording  
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RT[T]   radiation therapy technologist  
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RT[R]   radiologic technologist  
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arryhthmia   abnormal rhythm of the heart  
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brady   slow  
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bradycardia   abnormally slow heart rate  
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tachy   fast  
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tachycardia   abnormally fast heart rate  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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angiosclerosis   hardening of a vessel  
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-oma   tumor  
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lymphoma   lymphatic tissue tumor  
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-lysis   destruction  
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angiolysis   destruction of vessels  
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angi/o   vessel  
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arteri/o   artery  
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ather/o   fatty  
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aort/o   aorta  
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phleb/o   vein  
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angioscope   instrument used to view vessels  
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arthroscope   instrument used to view joints  
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atherosclerosis   hardening of the blood vessels  
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aortagram   picture of the aorta  
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phlebotomy   incision into a vein (venipuncture)  
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arterioscope   instrument used to view artery  
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-plasty   repair  
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-stasis   control or stopping  
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lymph/o   lymph  
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hem/o   blood  
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angioplasty   surgical repair of the vessel  
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hemostasis   controlling blood flow  
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angiogram   picture of a vessel  
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aortaplasty   repair of the aorta  
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lymphostasis   control of lymph flow  
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phlebostasis   control flow in veins  
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arteriostasis   control flow in arteries  
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arterioplasty   repair of artery  
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cardialgia   pain of the heart  
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arthroscopy   process of viewing joints  
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hemophobia   fear of blood  
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-scopy   process of using a scope  
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epi-   above  
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-algia   pain  
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