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Medical Terminology

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angi/o   blood or lymph vessel  
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angina pectoris   Is as condition which severe episodes of chest pain occur due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium  
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anti-   against  
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antibiotic   medication s capable of inhibiting growth or killing pathogenic bacteria  
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antibody   a disease-fighting protein created by the immune system in response to the presences of a specific antigen  
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antigen   any substance that the body regards as being foreign  
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arteri/o   artery  
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ather/o   plaque or a fatty substance  
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benign   something that is not life threatening and does not recur  
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brady-   slow  
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cardi/o   heart  
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edema   swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissue, or cavities of the body  
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electrocardiogram( ECG)   a record of the electricity activity of the myocardium  
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embolus   a foreign object, such as a blood clot, quantity of air gas or a bit of tissue or tumor, that circulating in blood  
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-emia   blood .blood condition  
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erythr/o   red  
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fibrillation   a rapid, uncontrolled heartbeat  
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hem/o, hemat/o   blood, relating to blood  
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hemostasis   to stop or control bleeding  
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holter monitor   a portable ECG worn by ambulatory patient to continuously monitor the heart rates and rhythms over a 24 or 48 hr period  
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occlusion   blockage  
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onc/o   tumor  
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palpitation   a pounding or racing heart with or without irregularity in rhythm  
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pericardium   doubled-wall membranous sac that encloses the heart  
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phleb/o   vein  
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SA node   is located in the posterior wall of the right atrium near the entrance of the superior vena cava  
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tachy-   fast, rapid  
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thromb/o   clot  
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yeast   a type of fungus  
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immun/o   immune, protection, safe  
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in stitu    
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leuk/o   white  
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lymph/o   lymph, lymphatic tissue  
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malignant   form of cancer  
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metastasis   the new cancer site that results from the spreading process  
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myocardial infarction   the occlusion of 1 or + coronary arteries caused by plaque buildup  
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neo-, ne/o   new, strange  
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acute   condition has a rapid onset a severe course and a relatively short duration  
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alvcoli    
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anorexia nervosa   lost of appetite for food, especially when caused by disease  
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apnea   the absence of spontaneous respiration  
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atonic   lacking normal muscle tone or strength  
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bariatrics   the branch of medicine for the prevention and control of obesity and associated diseases  
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borborygmus   the rumbling noise caused by movement of gas in the intestine  
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bulimia nervosa   an eating disorder characterized by frequent episodes of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors such as self-induced vomiting  
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cachexia   physical wasting away due to the loss of weight and muscle mass that occurs in patients with disease such as advanced cancer or AIDS  
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gastritis   inflammation of the stomach  
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constipation   having a bowel movement fewer than 3 times a week  
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diarrhea   the abnormally frequent flow of loose or watery stool  
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