Perfusion Tech S-Z Medical Terms

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SA node:

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sinoatrial node

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SBP:

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systolic blood pressure

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SCOPA:

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South Carolina Organ Procurement Agency

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sed. rate:

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erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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SEM:

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systolic ejection murmur

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SGOT:

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serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (AST)

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SGPT:

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serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase

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Shock:

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acute peripheral circulatory failure due to derangement of circulatory control or loss of circulating fluid, marked by hypotension, coldness of skin, usually tachycardia, and often anxiety, decreased cardiac output

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Sinus of Valsalva:

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the portion of the aortic root just distal to the aortic valve containing the coronary ostia

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sO2:

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percent saturation of hemoglobin with oxygen, in the arterial blood - SaO2, in the venous blood - SvO2

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solubility:

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the ability of a gas to dissolve into plasma and RBC water

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S tach:

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sinus tachycardia

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stenosis:

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a narrowing or blockage of a coronary artery

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STICU:

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surgical trauma intensive care unit

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sublingual:

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beneath the tongue.

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supraventricular arrhythmia:

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an irregular heart beat that originates in the atria or AV node.

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SV:

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a device placed in an vessel to keep it open, coronary stent

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SV:

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stroke volume

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SVC:

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superior vena cava

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SVG:

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saphenous vein graft

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SVO2:

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mixed venous oxygen saturation

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SVR:

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systemic vascular resistance ([MAP-CVP]/CO)

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SV tach:

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supraventricular tachycardia

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Systole:

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referring to the period of time during contraction of the ventricle(s)

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TAPVR:

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total anomalous pulmonary venous return

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TEE:

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transesphogeal echocardiography, a Doppler echocardiographic transducer is inserted in the esophogus to visualize the lungs, heart and great vessels

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technician:

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a person highly skilled in a certain field or process

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technologist:

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a person who applies scientific knowledge in a specialized field or process

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temperature correction:

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The mathematical process to correct for the physical changes that pH, pO2, pCO2 go through when a blood sample is warmed or cooled in vitro during analysis.

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tetralogy of fallot (TOF):

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congenital heart condition characterized by 1. over riding aorta, 2. VSD, 3. RV outflow tract obstruction and, 3. PDA, if ASD is present the condition is called a "pentology of fallot"

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TGA:

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transposition of the great arteries

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thebesian veins:

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the small veins terminating into the right sided chambers of the heart draining the right coronary circulation of the heart

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thrombocytopenia:

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abnormal decrease in number of the blood platelets.

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Thrombocyte:

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platelet, the small, disc shaped enucleated body found in the blood that initiates the coagulation process

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thrombolytic therapy:

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Pharmacologic treatment with a class of drugs that can break up fibrin blood clots.

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Thrombus:

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blood clot, blood that has gone from a liquid state to a gel to stop bleeding

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tricuspid atresia:

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small or undeveloped tricuspid valve

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TI:

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tricuspid insufficiency

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TM:

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thrombolysis in myocardial infarction

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TIA:

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transient ischemic attack

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TOF:

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tetralogy of Fallot

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total CO2 content:

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consists of HCO3-, H2CO3, and dissolved CO2 (pCO2). (Since CO2 and H2CO3 are interchangable) total CO2 = dissolved CO2 gas + HCO3-. or total CO2 = HCO3- + (0.03 * pCO2). (The CO2 solubility coefficient, 0.03, converts pCO2 in mm/L to meq/L) In normal plasma, more than 95% of the total CO2 is contributed by HCO3-, the other 5% by dissolved CO2 and H2CO3.

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TPA:

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tissue plasminogen activator; a substance that converts plasminogen to plasmin to dissolve clot

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TR:

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tricuspid regurgitation

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trans-:

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across or through

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transcutaneous:

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through the skin

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transfusion:

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the injection of whole blood or blood products into the blood stream

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transvenous pacemaker:

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cardiac pacemaker using a pacing electrode or wire passed through a vein into the chambers of the heart that stimulates and maintains a normal heart rate, may be permanent or temporary

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triage:

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screening and classification of sick, wounded, or injured persons to determine priority of need and proper place of treatment

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tricuspid valve:

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the valve between the right atrium and the right ventricle

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TS:

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tricuspid stenosis; stenosis of the tricuspid valve

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tunica:

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in anatomy, a general term for a membrane or other structure covering or lining a body part or organ. adventitia the outer coat of various tubular structures including blood vessels, t. intima the innermost coat of a blood vessel, t. media the middle coat of a blood vessel

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TV:

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tricuspid valve

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UAC:

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umbilical artery catheter

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UO:

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urine output

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ultrafiltration:

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the separation of fluid and electrolytes from the blood by seiving across a porous membrane

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unstable angina:

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angina or chest pain that occurs at rest, new onset of pain with exertion, or pain that has accelerated (more frequent, longer in duration, or lower in threshold).

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VA:

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Veterans Administration

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VAD:

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ventricular assist device; a blood propulsion devices or ECCs to assist the failing right or left ventricles

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Valvuloplasty:

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surgical repair of a cardiac valve

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Valvulotomy:

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to make an incision into a diseased and stenosed cardiac valve to increase the valve area

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variant angina:

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prinzmetal's angina, a clinical syndrome of rest pain and reversible ST-segment elevation without subsequent enzyme evidence of acute MI. In some patients, the cause of this syndrome appears to be coronary vasospasm alone often at the site of an insignificant coronary plaque, but a majority of patients with variant angina have angiographically significant CAD.

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vasa vasorum:

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the small blood vessels providing nutrient blood flow to large arteries and veins

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vascular:

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pertaining to blood vessels or indicative of a copious blood supply

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vasoconstrict:

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the arterioles decrease in diameter restricting blood flow to an organ or portion of the body

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vasodilate:

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the arterioles increase in diameter allowing more blood flow

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vein:

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a blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart; veins usually carry deoxygenated blood

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vena cava (e):

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the large vein(s) collecting the venous return from the head, neck and shoulders (superior vena cava) and the legs and gut (inferior vena cava) draining into the right atrium of the heart

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ventilation:

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the movement of gas in and out of the lungs to facilitate blood oxygenation and carbon dioxide removal

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ventricle:

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a small cavity or chamber, as in the brain or heart right v. the lower chamber of the right side of the heart, which pumps venous bloood through the pulmonary trunk and arteries to the capillaries of the lung left v. the lower chamber of the left side of the heart, which pumps oxygenated blood out through the aorta to all the tissues of the body

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ventriculography:

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a procedure for visualization of ventricles of the heart by x-ray after injection of a radio opaque contrast dye.

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V fib:

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ventricular fibrillation

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Von Willebrand Disease:

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coagulation disorder caused by lack of or non functional Von Willebrand Factor

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VSD:

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ventricular septal defect

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V tach:

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ventricular tachycardia

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VWF:

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Von Willebrand Factor

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WBC:

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white blood cell(s), leukocyte(s); neutrophils, basophils, esonophils, monocytes, and lymphocytes

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WNL:

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within normal limits

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XC:

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cross clamp

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Xenograft:

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tissue taken from another species, treated and implanted

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Y Connector:

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bifurcation junction resembling alphabet "Y" used for dividing or merging the flow through two pieces of tubing

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Centesis

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puncture of aspirate

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Desis

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fusion

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Ectomoy

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surgical excision of (removal)

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Lysis

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freeing of

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Orrhaphy

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repair of

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Oscopy

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examination of an organ by viewing

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Otomy

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cutting into an organ or tissue

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Pexy

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to fix or suture in place

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Plasty

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restoration of a lost part or piece of tissue

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Ante

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before

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Anti

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against

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Auto

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self

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Hyper

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above

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Hypo

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below

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Hetero

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other

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Homo

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same

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Inter

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between, among

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Intra

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within, inside

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Post

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after

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Pre

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before

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Retro

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behind

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Sinus node:

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bundle of excitatory tissue found in the right atrium that functions as the pacemaker of the heart