Med Term ASA Unit 8
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| a-(an-) | not, without
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| alges/o(ia) | pain sensation
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| angi/o | vessel
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| arteri/o | artery
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| arthr/o | joint
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| ather/o | fatty, porridgelike
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| audi/o | hearing
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| brady- | slow
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| card/i/o | heart
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| cyt/o | cell
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| dys- | difficult, painful
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| -ectasia | dilation, dilatation
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| electr/o | electricity
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| -emia | condition in the blood
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| enter/o | intestine
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| esthesi/o | feeling, sensation
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| fibr/o | fibrous tissue
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| hemangi/o | blood vessel
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| hepat/o | liver
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| hyster/o | uterus
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| lip/o | fat
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| -lysis | destruction
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| my/o | muscle
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| narc/o | sleep
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| neur/o | nerve
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| -oma | tumor
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| para- | abnormal, near, beside, beyond
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| -pathy | disease
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| -penia | abnormally low number, lack of
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| pharmac/o | drugs, medications
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| phas/0 (ia) | speech
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| phleb/o | vein
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| -phobia | abnormal fear
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| phon/o (ia) | voice, sounds
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| psych/o | mind, mental process
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| salping/o | fallopian tubes, uterine tubes
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| scler/o (ia) | hard, hardening
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| sympath/o | sympathetic nervous system
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| tachy- | fast
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| thromb/o | clot
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| ven/i | vein
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| algesia | condition of pain sensitivity
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| algesimeter | instrument for measuring level of pain
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| algesia | condition of pain sensitivity
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| algesimeter | instrument for measuring level of pain
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| anesthesia | condition with no sensation
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| analgesia | condition without pain
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| anesthesiology | science of studying the administration of anesthetics
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| anesthesia | condition with no sensation
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| anesthetic | agent that produces loss of sensation
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| anesthesiology | science of studying the administration of anesthetics
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| anesthetic | agent that produces loss of sensation
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| angiectasia | dilation of a vessel
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| angioblast | immature vessel cell
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| angiogram | x-ray of a vessel
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| angiolysis | vessel destruction
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| angioma | vessel tumor
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| angiopathy | vessel disease
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| angioplasty | surgical repair of a vessel
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| angiorrhexis | rupture of a vessel
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| angiosclerosis | hardening of a vessel
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| angioscopy | process of looking into a vessel using a scope
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| arteriectesis | dilation of an artery
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| arteriofibrosis | condition of fibrous growth in the arteries
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| arteriorrhexis | rupture of an artery
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| arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries
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| atheroma | fatty tissue tumor inside a large vessel
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| atherosclerosis | fatty deposits on medium to large vessels, causing hardening
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| autonomic | self-controlling, stress response center of the nervous system
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| cardiorrhexis | rupture of the heart
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| cystorrhexis | rupture of the bladder
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| cytolysis | cell destruction
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| dysesthesia | difficult or painful sensation
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| electronneuromyography | processes of making an image of nerve & muscle function using electricity
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| enterorrhexis | rupture of the small intestine
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| esthesiometer | instrument used to measure the amount of sensation
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| fibroma | fibrous tumor
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| hemarthrosis | blood in a joint
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| hematocrit | measurement of percent blood formed elements
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| hematologist | physician specialist in blood disorders
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| hematology | specialty of studying the blood
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| hematolysis | destruction of blood (hemolysis)
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| hematophobia | abnormal fear of blood
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| hepatorrhexis | rupture of the liver
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| hyperesthesia | oversensitivity to touch (may be painful)
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| hyperplasia | abnormal over growth of cells
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| hypoesthesia | below normal ability to feel (touch)
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| hysterorrhexia | rupture of the uterus
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| ischemia | condition in which blood flow to tissue is temporaily slowed or stopped
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| lipolysis | lipid distruction
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| metrorrhexis | rupture of uterine tissues
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| myoblast | immature muscle cell
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| myocardial | pertaining to the heart muscle (myocardial)
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| myocarditis | inflammation of the myocardium
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| myograph | instrument used to make a picture of muscle function
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| myolysis | muscle tissue destruction
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| myoma | muscle tumor
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| myopathy | muscle disease
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| myosclerosis | hardening of the muscle
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| narcolepsy | seizures of uncontrolled sleep
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| narcosis | condition of being affected by narcotics
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| narcotic | analgesic & sleep-producing drug
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| neurologist | physician specialist in nervous system disorders
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| neurolysis | nerve destruction
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| neuroma | nerve tumor
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| neuropathy | nerve disease
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| neurosis | nerve condition characterized by anxiety & phobias
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| neurosurgeon | physician specialist who performs surgery on the brain
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| parahepatitis | inflammation near the liver
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| paralgesia | pain in the lower body
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| paralgia | abnormal pain
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| paralysis | loss of muscle function & sensation
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| paranephritis | inflammation near the kidney
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| parasympathetic | nerves that return the body to normal following stress
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| pharmacist | specialist in drug therapy & dispensing drugs
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| pharmacology | study of drug therapy
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| phlebectesia | dilation of a vein
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| phlebectomy | excision of a vein
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| phlebography | process of taking an x-ray of a vein
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| phleboplasty | surgical repair of a vein
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| phleborrhexis | rupture of a vein
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| psychiatrist | physician specialist in treatment of mental disorders
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| psychology | study of the mind & mental process
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| psychomotor | mental process that control movement
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| psychotherapy | therapy for mental disorders
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| psychotropic | agent that affects mental processes
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| thromboangitis | blood clot in a vessel causing inflammation
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| thrombocytopenia | lack of platelets
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| thrombogenic | pertaining to producing clots
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| thrombolymphangitis | inflammantion of a lymph vessel caused by a clot
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| thrombolysis | clot destruction
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| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein caused by a clot(thrombus)
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| venipuncture | incision into a vein with a needle to remove a venous blood(phlebotomy)
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| The suffix for twitching or involuntary contraction | -spasm
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| Phlebo is the combining form used for: | Vein
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| Define the term neurologist | A specialist who would diagnose nervous system disorders
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| If the oxygen demand of the heart cannot be adequately met, chest pain can occur. Give the medical term for chest pain | Angina Pectois
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| A thrombus may block or _________ a blood vessel | Occlude
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| The synonym for phlebotomy is: | venipuncture
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| An angioplasty is used to repair what | vessel
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| The prefix which means "beside, beyond, near, and abnormal is: | Para-
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| What combining form is used to indicate fat in the blood vessel | Ather/o
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| Give the combining form for muscle | Myo
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| Correctly spell the medical term for the process of making an image of muscle function | Electromyography, myography, electroneuromyography
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| Correctly spell the medical term for any disease of a vessel | Angiopathy
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| Correctly spell the medical term for the study of the nervous system | Neurology
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| Correctly spell the medical term for a sleep producing drug | Narcotic
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| Correctly spell the medical term for hardening of an artery | Arteriosclerosis
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| Correctly spell the medical term for surgical crushing of a nerve | Neurotripsy
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| Correctly spell the medical term for destruction (dissolving) a blood clot | Thrombolysis
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| Correctly spell the medical term for herniation of the spinal cord | myelocele
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| Correctly spell the medical term for defective development of cartilage | Chondrodysplasia
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| Correctly spell the medical term for physician specialist treating mental disorders | Psychiatrist
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| Correctly spell the medical term for severe mental condition that may inculde delusions | psychosis, schizophrenia
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| Correctly spell the medical term for specialist licensed to dispense medication | Pharmacist
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| Correctly spell the medical term for an instrument to examine a vessel | Angioscopy
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| Correctly spell the medical term for without or lack of sensation | Anesthesia
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| Correctly spell the medical term for condition without pain | Analgesia
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| Correctly spell the medical term for inflammation near the kidney | Paranephritis
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| Correctly spell the medical term for medication that affects mental process | Psychotropic
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| Correctly spell the medical term for paralysis of the lower half of the body | Paraplegia
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| Medical term for hardening of the blood bessel due to fatty porridge-like substance | Atherosclerosis
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| Medical term for tumor composed of muscle and fibrous tissue | Myofibroma
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| Medical term for slow movement | Kinesialgia, Dyskinesia
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| Medical term for out-flow pathway | Efferent
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| Medical term for benign tumor or a blood vessel (like a port wine birthmark) | hemangioma
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| Medical term for formation of a thrombus | Thrombogenesis
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| Define the medical term arteriorrhexis | Rupture of an artery
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| Define the medical term Paroxysmal | Sudden onset
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| Define the medical term psychoneurosis | pcychological condition characterized by anxiety(fear), thoughts and behaviors to reduce fears
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| Define the medical term angiolysis | Destruction of a vessel
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| Define the medical term infarction | Necrosis of the tissue
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| Define the medical term myoblast | embryonic or immature muscle cell
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| Define the medical term hematocrit | Percentage of blood occupied by red blood cells
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| Define the medical term thrombolymphangitis | inflammation of a blood vessel caused by a clot
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| Define the medical term phlebbectasia | stretching of dilation of a vein
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| Define the medical term parasympathetic | Functional part of the autonomic nervous system that returns the body to normal state following stress
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| Give the correct abbreviation for Arteriosclerotic heart disease | ASHD
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| Give the correct abbreviation for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft | CABG
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| Give the correct abbreviation for trancutaneous electric nerve stimulation | TENS
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| Give the correct abbreviation for neurologic vital signs | NVS
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| Give the correct abbreviation for activities of daily living | ADL
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| Give the correct abbreviation for electromyogram | EMG
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| Give the correct abbreviation for Range of Motion | ROM
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| Give the correct abbreviation for prothrombin time | pro time, pt
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| Give the correct abbreviation for high-density lipoprotein | HDL
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