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vascul/o
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vessel
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vessel
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vascul/o
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home/o
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sameness
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sameness
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home/o
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-stasis
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controlling, stopping
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controlling, stopping
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-stasis
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coron/o
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heart
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heart
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coron/o
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sub-
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below
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below
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sub-
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-al, -ic, -ac, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ive, -tic
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pertaining to
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pertaining to
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-al, -ic, -ac, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ive, -tic
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arter/o
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artery
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artery
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arter/o
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extra-
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outside
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outside
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extra-
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intra-
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inside, within
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inside, within
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intra-
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lymphat/o
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lymphatic
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lymphatic
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lymphat/o
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-ole
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little
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little
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-ole
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order of blood flow
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left ventricle -> aorta -> system -> venae cavae -> right atrium -> right ventricle -> pulmonary artery -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium
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tricuspid valve
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valve on the right side of the heart
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valve on the right side of the heart
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tricuspid valve
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bicuspid (mitral) valve
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valve on the left side of the heart
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valve on the left side of the heart
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bicuspid (mitral) valve
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cuspid
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small flaps that make up the atrioventricular valves
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small flaps that make up the atrioventricular valves
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cuspid
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peri-
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around
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around
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peri-
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-ium, -eum
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membrane
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membrane
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-ium, -eum
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pericardium
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a sac made up of a double membrane that encloses the heart
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a sac made up of a double membrane that encloses the heart
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pericardium
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epicardium (visceral pericardium)
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the innermost layer of the pericardium
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the innermost layer of the pericardium
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epicardium (visceral pericardium)
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aort/o
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aorta
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aorta
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aort/o
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bi-
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two
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two
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bi-
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tri-
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three
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three
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tri-
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pulmon/o
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lung
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lung
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pulmon/o
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semi-
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half
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half
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semi-
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endo-
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inside
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inside
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endo-
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fibr/o
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fiber
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fiber
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fibr/o
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my/o
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muscle
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muscle
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my/o
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viscer/o
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viscera
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viscera
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viscer/o
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endocardium
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membrane that forms the lining inside the heart
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membrane that forms the lining inside the heart
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endocardium
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myocardium
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heart muscle
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heart muscle
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myocardium
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coronary
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encircling in the manner of a crown
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encircling in the manner of a crown
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coronary
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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
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vessel
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vessel
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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o
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arter/o, arteri/o
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artery
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artery
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arter/o, arteri/o
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arteriol/o
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arteriole
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arteriole
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arteriol/o
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arther/o
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yellow fatty plaque
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yellow fatty plaque
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arther/o
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phleb/o, ven/o
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vein
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vein
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phleb/o, ven/o
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venul/o
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venule
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venule
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venul/o
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-pathy
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disease
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disease
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-pathy
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-itis
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inflammation
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inflammation
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-itis
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endocarditis
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caused by microbes that invade the endocardium and heart valves
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caused by microbes that invade the endocardium and heart valves
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endocarditis
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electr/o
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electricity
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electricity
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electr/o
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-gram
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a record
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a record
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-gram
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scop/o
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to view
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to view
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scop/o
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femor/o
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femur
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femur
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femor/o
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endoscope
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instrument that allows the observation of the inside of an organ or cavity
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instrument that allows the observation of the inside of an organ or cavity
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endoscope
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ech/o
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sound
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sound
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ech/o
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-graphy
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process of recording
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process of recording
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-graphy
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echocardiography
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use of ultrasound in diagnosing heart disease
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use of ultrasound in diagnosing heart disease
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echocardiography
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angina pectoris
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severe chest pain and constriction caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the heart
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severe chest pain and constriction caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the heart
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angina pectoris
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arrhythmia (dysrhythmia)
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irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat
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irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat
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arrhythmia (dysrhythmia)
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-megaly
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enlargement
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enlargement
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-megaly
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congenital heart defects
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abnormalities present in the heart at birth
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abnormalities present in the heart at birth
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congenital heart defects
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congestive heart failure
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characterized by weakness, breathlessness, and edema in lower portions of the body
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characterized by weakness, breathlessness, and edema in lower portions of the body
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congestive heart failure
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coronary artery disease
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abnormal conditon that affects the heart's arteries and reduces blood flow to the myocardium
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abnormal conditon that affects the heart's arteries and reduces blood flow to the myocardium
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coronary artery disease
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coronary heart disease
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heart damage resulting from insufficient oxygen caused by pathologic changes in the coronary arteries
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heart damage resulting from insufficient oxygen caused by pathologic changes in the coronary arteries
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coronary heart disease
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fibrillation
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severe cardiac arrhythmia in which contractions are too rapid and uncoordinated for effective blood circulation
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severe cardiac arrhythmia in which contractions are too rapid and uncoordinated for effective blood circulation
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fibrillation
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heart murmur
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soft blowing or rasping sound heard when listening to the heart with a stethoscope
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soft blowing or rasping sound heard when listening to the heart with a stethoscope
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heart murmur
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hyperlipidemia
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excessive lipids in the blood
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excessive lipids in the blood
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hyperlipidemia
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hyper-
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excessive
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excessive
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hyper-
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-emia
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blood
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blood
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-emia
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occlusion
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obstruction
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obstruction
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occlusion
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stenosis
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narrowing
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narrowing
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stenosis
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myocardial ischemia
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deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium
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deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium
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myocardial ischemia
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ischemia
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temporary deficiency of blood supply
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temporary deficiency of blood supply
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ischemia
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septal defect
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defect in the wall separating the left and right sides of the heart (usually congenital)
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defect in the wall separating the left and right sides of the heart (usually congenital)
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septal defect
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shock
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blood flow to the heart is reduced to such an extend that body tissues do not receive enough blood
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blood flow to the heart is reduced to such an extend that body tissues do not receive enough blood
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shock
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necr/o
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dead
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dead
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necr/o
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-oma
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tumor
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tumor
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-oma
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hem/a, hem/o
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blood
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blood
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hem/a, hem/o
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angioma
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tumor of the blood vessels or lymph vessels (usually benign)
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tumor of the blood vessels or lymph vessels (usually benign)
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angioma
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aneurysm
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ballooning out of the wall of a vessel, usually an artery
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ballooning out of the wall of a vessel, usually an artery
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aneurysm
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thromb/o
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clot
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clot
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thromb/o
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embolism
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sudden blocking of an artery or lymph vessel by foreign material
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sudden blocking of an artery or lymph vessel by foreign material
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embolism
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varicose
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swollen and knotted
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swollen and knotted
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varicose
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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hardening
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-sclerosis
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sinoatrial node
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natural pacemaker of the heart
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natural pacemaker of the heart
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sinoatrial node
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-ary, -ous
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characterized by, pertaining to
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characterized by, pertaining to
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-ary, -ous
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cardioversion
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restoring the heart's normal rhythm using electrical shock
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restoring the heart's normal rhythm using electrical shock
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cardioversion
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digoxin
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drug to treat congestive heart failure and certain arrhythmias
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drug to treat congestive heart failure and certain arrhythmias
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digoxin
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nitoglycerin
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coronary vasodilator
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coronary vasodilator
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nitoglycerin
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-lytic
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capable of destroying
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capable of destroying
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-lytic
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embol/o
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embolus
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embolus
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embol/o
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anti-
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against
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against
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anti-
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-emic
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pertaining to the blood
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pertaining to the blood
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-emic
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per-
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through
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through
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per-
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cutane/o
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skin
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skin
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cutane/o
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-ectomy
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excision
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excision
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-ectomy
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heparin
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treats thromboembolic disorders
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treats thromboembolic disorders
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heparin
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aden/o
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gland
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gland
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aden/o
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-oid
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resembling
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resembling
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-oid
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adenoid/o
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adenoids (pharyngeal tonsils)
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adenoids (pharyngeal tonsils)
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adenoid/o
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cervic/o
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neck
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neck
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cervic/o
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splen/o
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spleen
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spleen
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splen/o
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tonsils
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masses of lymphatic tissue located in depressions of the mucous membranes of the pharynx
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masses of lymphatic tissue located in depressions of the mucous membranes of the pharynx
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tonsils
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palatine tonsils
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tonsils at the back of the throat
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tonsils at the back of the throat
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palatine tonsils
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-edema
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swelling
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swelling
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-edema
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lymphadenitis
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inflammation of the lymph nodes
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inflammation of the lymph nodes
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lymphadenitis
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homeostasis
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even internal state
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even internal state
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homeostasis
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in-
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in
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in
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in-
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spir/o
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to breathe
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to breathe
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spir/o
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ex-
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out
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out
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ex-
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para-
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beside, abnormal
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beside, abnormal
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para-
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nas/o
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nose
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nose
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nas/o
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thorac/o
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chest
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chest
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thorac/o
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phren/o
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mind, diaphragm
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mind, diaphragm
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phren/o
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pleura
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a membrane surrounding the lung and lining the thoracic walls
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a membrane surrounding the lung and lining the thoracic walls
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pleura
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alveol/o
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alveolus
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alveolus
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alveol/o
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
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bronchus
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bronchus
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole
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bronchiole
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bronchiol/o
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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epiglottis
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epiglott/o
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laryng/o
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larynx
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larynx
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laryng/o
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lob/o
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lobe
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lobe
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lob/o
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nas/o, rhin/o
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nose
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nose
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nas/o, rhin/o
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pleura
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pleur/o
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pharyng/o
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pharynx
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pharynx
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pharyng/o
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pneum/o, pneumon/, pulm/o, pulmon/o
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lung
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lung
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pneum/o, pneumon/, pulm/o, pulmon/o
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trache/o
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trachea
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trachea
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trache/o
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-logist
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specialist
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specialist
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-logist
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eu-
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normal
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normal
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eu-
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dys-
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bad, difficult
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bad, difficult
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dys-
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-pnea
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breathing
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breathing
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-pnea
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orth/o
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straight
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straight
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orth/o
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brady-
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slow
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slow
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brady-
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tachy-
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fast
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fast
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tachy-
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hyper
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above normal
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above normal
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hyper
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-metry
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measurement
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measurement
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-metry
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-meter
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instrument used to measure
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instrument used to measure
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-meter
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orthopneic
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breathing is diffuicult unless the patient is sitting straight or standing
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breathing is diffuicult unless the patient is sitting straight or standing
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orthopneic
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medi/o
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middle
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middle
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medi/o
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-ism
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condition
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condition
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-ism
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-rrhagia
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hemorrhage
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hemorrhage
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-rrhagia
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adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
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characterized by respiratory insufficiency and hypoxemia
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characterized by respiratory insufficiency and hypoxemia
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adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
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asthma
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paraoxysmal dyspnea accompanied by wheezing
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paraoxysmal dyspnea accompanied by wheezing
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asthma
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wheeze
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whistling sound made during respiration
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whistling sound made during respiration
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wheeze
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paroxysmal
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occuring in sudden, periodic attacks or recurrence of symptoms
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occuring in sudden, periodic attacks or recurrence of symptoms
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paroxysmal
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atelectasis
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incomplete expansion of a lung; airlessness or collapse of a lung
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incomplete expansion of a lung; airlessness or collapse of a lung
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atelectasis
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-ectasis
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stretching
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stretching
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-ectasis
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bronchiectasis
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chronic dilation of a bronchus accompanied by a secondary infection
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chronic dilation of a bronchus accompanied by a secondary infection
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bronchiectasis
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
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decreases the lungs' ability to perform their ventilatory function
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decreases the lungs' ability to perform their ventilatory function
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
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emphysema
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chronic pulmonary disease characterized by an increase in the size of alveoli and by destrive changes in their walls
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chronic pulmonary disease characterized by an increase in the size of alveoli and by destrive changes in their walls
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emphysema
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coni/o
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dust
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dust
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coni/o
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silic/o
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silica
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silica
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silic/o
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-stomy
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formation of an opening
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formation of an opening
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-stomy
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-tomy
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incision
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incision
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-tomy
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or/o
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mouth
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mouth
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or/o
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trans-
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across
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across
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trans-
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de-
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from, down, reversing
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from, down, reversing
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de-
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decongestants
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eliminate or reduce swelling/congestion
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eliminate or reduce swelling/congestion
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decongestants
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antitussives
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prevent or relieve coughing
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prevent or relieve coughing
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antitussives
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antihistamines
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used to treat colds/allergies
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used to treat colds/allergies
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antihistamines
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bronchodilators
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cause dilation of the bronchi
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cause dilation of the bronchi
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bronchodilators
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mucolytics
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destroy/dissolve mucus
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destroy/dissolve mucus
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mucolytics
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-centesis
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surgical pucture to aspirate or remove fluid
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surgical pucture to aspirate or remove fluid
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-centesis
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atel/o
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imperfect
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imperfect
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atel/o
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ox/o
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oxygen
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oxygen
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ox/o
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