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152 Cards in this Set
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary
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pertaining to
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-eal, -ic
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pertaining to
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-ose, -ous
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pertaining to
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-cardia
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heart condition
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-ectomy
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removal, excision
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-fusion
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process of pouring
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-ia
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condition
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-ion
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process of
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-itis
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inflammation
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-ization
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process
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-lapse
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fall
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-logy
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study of
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-oma
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tumor, mass
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-pathy
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disease process
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-pnea
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breathing
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-sarcoma
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connective tissue cancer
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-sclerosis
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abnormal condition of hardening
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-tension
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pressure
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-therapy
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treatment
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-tomy
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incision, cutting
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-um
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structure, thing
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A+P
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auscultation and percussion
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AEB
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atrial ectopic beat
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AF
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atrial fibrillation
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AMI
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acute myocardial infarction
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AS
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aortic stenosis
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ASD
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atrial septal defect
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ASHD
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arteriosclerotic heart disease
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AV
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atrioventricular
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BBB
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bundle branch block
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BP
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blood pressure
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BPM
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beats per minute
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CABG
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coronary artery bypass graft
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CAD
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coronary artery disease
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Cath
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(cardiac) catheterization
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CCB
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calcium channel blocker(s)
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CCF
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congestive cardiac failure
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CHF
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congestive heart failure
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CK
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creatine kinase
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CO<font face="GG Subscript">2</font>
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carbon dioxide
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CPK
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creatine phosphokinase
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CPR
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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CV
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cardiovascular
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DOE
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dyspnea on exertion
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DSA
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digital subtraction angiography
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DVT
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deep vein thrombosis
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ECC
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extracorporeal circulation
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ECG, EKG
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electrocardiogram
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ECHO
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echocardiography
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EST
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exercise stress test
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EVLT
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endovenous laser ablation
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HDL
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high-density lipoproteins
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HF
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heart failure
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HTN
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hypertension
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ICD
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implantable cardiac defibrillator
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LA
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left atrium
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LV
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left ventricle
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LVAD
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left ventricular assist device
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MI
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myocardial infarction
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MIDCAB
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minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass
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MR
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mitral regurgitation
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MS
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mitral stenosis
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MV
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mitral valve
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MVP
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mitral valve prolapse
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NSR
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normal sinus rhythm
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O<font face="GG Subscript">2</font>
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oxygen
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PA
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pulmonary artery
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PAC
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premature atrial contraction
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PACAB
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port-access coronary artery bypass
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PET scan
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positron emission tomography
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PICC
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peripherally inserted central catheter
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PTCA
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percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
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PV
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pulmonary vein
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PVC
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premature ventricular contraction
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RA
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right atrium
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RFCA
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radiofrequency catheter ablation
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RV
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right ventricle
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SA
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sinoatrial
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SK
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streptokinase
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SOB
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shortness of breath
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SSS
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sick sinus syndrome
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TDN, TDNTG
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transdermal nitroglycerin
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TEA
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thromboendarterectomy
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TEE
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transesophageal echocardiogram
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TMR
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transmyocardial revascularization
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TS
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tricuspid stenosis
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TV
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tricuspid valve
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VAD
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ventricular assist device
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VEB
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ventricular ectopic beat
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VSD
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ventricular septal defect
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VT
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ventricular tachycardia
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a-
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no, not, without
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brady-
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slow
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con-
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together
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful, abnormal
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e-
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outward, out
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ec-
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out of
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echo-
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sound, reverberation
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extra-
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outside
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hyper-
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excessive, above
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hypo-
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below, deficient, under
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per-
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through
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pre-
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before, in front of
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pro-
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forward, in front of
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re-
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again, back
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tachy-
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rapid, fast
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trans-
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through, across
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aort/o
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aorta (largest artery)
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apic/o
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apex, pointed
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arteri/o
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artery
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arteriol/o
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arteriole
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ather/o
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fatty plaque
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atri/o
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atrium
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commissur/o
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connection
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide
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cardi/o, cordi/o
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heart
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coron/o
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heart, crown
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corpor/o
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body, corporis
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cutane/o
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skin
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electr/o
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electricity
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endocardi/o
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endocardium
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epicardi/o
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epicardium
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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hemangi/o
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blood vessel
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lumin/o
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lumen (space within a vessel)
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myocardi/o
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myocardium (heart muscle)
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myx/o
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mucus
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occlus/o
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blockage, a closing, to close
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orth/o
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straight, upright
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ox/i, ox/o
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oxygen
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pariet/o
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wall, partition
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pector/o
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chest
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pericardi/o
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pericardium
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pulmon/o, pneum/o, pneumat/o
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lung
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radi/o
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rays
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rrhythm/o
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rhythm
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sept/o
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septum, wall, partition
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sin/o
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sinus, cavity
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system/o
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system
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thromb/o
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clot, clotting
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tom/o
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section, cutting
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top/o
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place, location
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tract/o
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to pull, pulling
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valvul/o
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valve
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vascul/o, angi/o, vas/o
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vessel
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ven/o, phleb/o
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vein
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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venul/o
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venule
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viscer/o
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viscera, organs
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