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aneurysm/o
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widened blood vessel
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aneurysmorraphy - suture of an aneurysm.
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angi/o
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vessel (usually blood of lymph)
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angioplasty - surgical repair of a vessel.
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vascul/o
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vessel (usually blood or lymph)
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vasculitis - inflammation of the blood vessels.
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aort/o
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aorta
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aortostenosis - narrowing of the aorta.
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arteri/o
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artery
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arteriorrhexis - rupture of an artery.
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arteriol/o
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arteriole
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arteriolitis - inflammation of an arteriole.
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atri/o
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atrium
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atriomegaly - enlargement of the atrium.
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ather/o
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fatty plaque
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atheroma - tumor of fatty plaque. Are formed when fatty plaque builds up on the inner lining of arteriole walls. As calcium and other minerals are absorbed by plaque, the vessel hardens.
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cardi/o
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heart
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cardiomegaly - enlarged heart.
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electr/o
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electricity
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electrocardiogram - record of the electrical impulses of the heart. EKG.
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embol/o
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embolus (plug)
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embolectomy - removal of an embolus. Is the removal of a clot or other foreign material from a blood vessel.
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hemangi/o
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blood vessel
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hemangioma - tumor of blood vessels. Infantile hamngiomas are also called birthmarks.
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my/o
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muscle
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myocardial - pertaining to the muscles of the heart.
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phleb/o
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vein
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phlebectasis - expansion of a vein.
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ven/o
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vein
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venostasis - the standing still of blood in a vessel.
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scler/o
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hardening
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arteriosclerosis - Abnormal condition of hardening of the artery. Common causes include presence of atheromas, smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and family tendency.
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sept/o
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septum
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septostomy - forming an opening in the septum, performed to increase systemic oxygenation in infants with congenital heart defects until corrective surgery can be performed.
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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sphygmoid - resembling a pulse
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sten/o
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narrowing; stricture
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stenotic - pertaining to a narrowing or stricture.
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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thrombolysis - destruction of a blood clot. Enzymes that destroy blood clots are infused into the occluded vessel.
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ventricul/o
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ventricle (of the heart or brain)
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ventricular - pertaining to a ventricle.
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-gram
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recording; writing
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arteriogram - used to visualize almost any artery.
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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electrocardiograph - instrument for recording the electrical impulses of the heart.
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-graphy
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process of recording
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angiography - process of recording an image of a vessel. Used to identify atherosclerosis and diagnose heart and peripheral vascular disease.
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pulse
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asphyxia - without a pulse. Also called suffocation.Usually refers to a death caused by anoxia.
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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aortostenosis - narrowing of the aorta.
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brady-
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slow
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bradycardia - slow heart beat. Usually less than 55bpm at rest.
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endo-
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in, within
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endovascular - relating to the area within a vessel.
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extra-
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outside
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extravascular - Relating to the area outside a vessel.
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peri-
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around
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pericardial - pertaining to the area around the heart.
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tachy-
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rapid
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tachycardia - rapid heart beat. Greater than 100bpm at rest.
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trans-
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across
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transseptal - across the septum.
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