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48 Cards in this Set
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Cardio/vascul/ar |
Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels |
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Angio/plasty |
Surgical repair of a blood vessel |
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Electro/cardio/graph |
An instrument used to record the electrical current produced by the heart contractions |
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Tachy/cardia |
An increased pulse rate |
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Arterio/sclerosis |
Hardening of the arteries |
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Aneurysm |
A localized dilation of ballooning out of the wall of a blood vessel |
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Aort/itis |
Inflammation of the aorta |
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Arterio/pathy |
Any disease of the arteries |
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Thrombo/phleb/itis |
Inflammation of the vein associated with a blood clot |
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Lymph/edema |
Swelling of the subcutaneous tissue of an extremity as a result of obstruction of the lymphatics |
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Spleno/rrhaphy |
Suture of the spleen |
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Angi/ectomy |
Excision of a vessel |
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Atrio/septo/plasty |
Surgical repair of the septum in the area between the right and left atria. |
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Lymph/angi/oma |
A tumor composed of newly formed lymph channels. |
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Arterial Stenosis |
Pertaining to the narrowing of one or more arteries |
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In/spir/ation |
The process of breathing in |
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Oro/pharynx |
The part of the pharynx that lies posterior to the mouth |
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Laryngo/pharynx |
The lowermost part of the pharynx |
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Broncho/scope |
An instrument used to view the bronchi. |
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Ortho/pnea |
Breathing is difficult except in an upright position |
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Phreno/dynia |
Pain in the diaphragm |
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Brady/pnea |
Slow breathing |
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Rhino/rrhagia |
Profuse bleeding from the nose |
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Rhino/rrhea |
Discharge from the nasal membranes |
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A/plasia |
Absence of formation or development |
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Bronchiol/itis |
Inflammation of the bronchioles |
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Tracheo/stomy |
Surgical creation of an opening in the trachea |
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Pneumo/centesis |
Puncturing of the lung to drain fluid that has accumulated in the organ itself |
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Endo/cardi/um |
The membrane inside the heart |
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Coron/ary Thrombo/sis |
Formation of a blood clot in a coronary artery |
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Amy/lase |
An enzyme that breaks down starch |
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Gastr/ic Hyper/trophy |
Pertaining to an increase in nutrition of the stomach |
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Gingiv/a |
The gums |
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Maxill/a |
The upper jaw bone |
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Denti/lingu/al |
Pertaining to the teeth and the tongue |
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Hyper/glyc/emia |
Greater than normal amount of sugar in the blood |
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Chole/cyst/itis |
Inflammation of the gallbladder |
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Esophago/gastro/duoden/scopy |
Endoscopic examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum |
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Hemat/emesis |
Vomiting of blood |
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Stomato/mycosis |
A fungal condition of the mouth |
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Esophago/malacia |
Morbid softening of the esophagus |
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Entero/stasis |
The stopping of food in its passage through the intestine |
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Hepato/spleno/megaly |
Enlargement of the liver and spleen |
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Gastro/enter/itis |
Inflammation of the stomach and intestine |
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Cheilo/stomato/plasty |
Surgical repair of the lips and mouth |
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Naso/gastric Tube |
Used for nasogastric enteral feeding by being inserted through the nose and into the stomach |
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Pancreato/lith/ectomy |
The removal of pancreatic stones |
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Transverse Colon |
The part of the colon that runs transversely across the upper part of the abdomen. |
