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1
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aort/o

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aorta

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aort/o/stenosis

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narrowing of the aorta, -stenosis: narrowing, sticture

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arteri/o

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artery

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arteri/o/rrhexis

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rupture of an artery, -rrhexis: rupture

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arteriol/o

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arteriole

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arteriol/itis

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inflammation of an arteriole

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atri/o

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atrium

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atri/o/megaly

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enlargement of the atrium

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ather/o

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fatty plaque

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ather/oma

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tumor of fatty plaque

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cardi/o

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heart

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coron/o

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heart

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cardi/o/megaly

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enlargement of the heart

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coron/ary

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pertaining to the heart, -ary: pertaining to

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electr/o

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electricity

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electr/o/cardi/o/gram

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record of the electrical impulses of the heart

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embol/o

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embolus

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embol/ectomy

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removal of an embolus

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hemangi/o

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blood vessel

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hemangi/oma

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tumor of blood vessels

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aneurysm/o

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wided blood vessel

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aneurysm/o/rrhaphy

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suture of an aneurysm, -rrhaphy: suture

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angi/o

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vessel

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angi/o/plasty

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surgical repair of a vessel

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vascul/o

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vessel

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vascul/itis

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inflammation of blood vessels

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my/o

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muscle

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my/o/cardi/al

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pertaining to heart muscle

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phleb/o

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vein

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ven/o

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vein

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phleb/ectasis

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expansion of a vein, -ectasis: dilation, expansion

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ven/o/stasis

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standing still of blood in a vein, -stasis: standing still

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scler/o

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hardening, sclera (white of eye)

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arteri/o/scler/osis

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abnormal condition of hardening of the artery

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sept/o

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septum

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sept/o/stomy

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forming an opening in a septum

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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sphygm/oid

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resembling a pulse, -oid: resembling

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sten/o

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narrowing, stricture

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sten/o/tic

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pertaining to a narowing or stricture

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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thromb/o/lysis

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destruction of a blood clot, -lysis: separtation, destruction, loosening

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valv/o

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valve

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valvul/o

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valve

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valv/o/tomy

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incision of a valve, -tomy: incision

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valvul/o/plasty

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surgical repair of a valve, -plasty: surgical repair

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vas/o/

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vessel, vas deferens, duct

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vas/o/graphy

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process of recording an image of a vessel, -graphy: process of recording

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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ventricul/ar

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pertaining to a ventricle (chamble of the head or brain)

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-cardia

A

heart condition

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tachy/cardia

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rapid heart beat, tachy: rapid

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-gram

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record, writing

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arter/o/gram

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record of an artery

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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electr/o/cardi/o/graph

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instrument for recording electrical activity of heart

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-graphy

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process of recording

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angi/o/graphy

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process of recording a vessel

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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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aort/o/stenosis

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narrowing of the aorta, aort/o: aorta

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brady-

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slow

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endo-

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in, within

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extra-

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outside

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peri-

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around

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trans-

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across

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endo/vascul/ar

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pertaining to the area within a vessel, vascul: vessel, -ar: pertaining to

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extra/vascul/ar

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pertaining to the area outside a vessel

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peri/cardi/al

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pertaining to the area around the heart

69
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trans/sept/al

A

across the septum

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