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ARRHYTHMIA

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A (absence of)
RHYTHMIA (rhythm)
Irregular heartbeats, fast slow or irregular

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NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM

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NEURO (nerves)
LOGIC (reason, thinking)
Nervous System

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VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA

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VENTRICULA (cavity in hollow organ such as a chamber of the heart)
TACHY (fast)
CARDIA (of the heart)
Abnormally fast heartbeat in lower heart chambers

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FIBRILATION / DEFIBRILATION

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FIBRIL (Fibers or strands)
Individual fibers of heart muscles contracting on their own rather than all together. Defibrulation makes them contract together again.

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RESUSCITATE

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RE (again)
SUSCITARE (to raise)
To Revive

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STAT

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STATIM (immediately)

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CLAUSTROPHOBIA

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CLAUSTRO (bolt or door lock)
PHOBIA (fear)
Fear of being locked in - fear of small spaces

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ARTHRITIS

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ARTHRO (joints)

ITIS (inflammation)

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AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE

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IMMUNE (protection) response against the
(AUTO) self

Normally, the immune system can tell the difference between foreign cells and your own cells. In an autoimmune disease, the immune system mistakes part of your body, like your joints or skin, as foreign. It releases proteins called autoantibodies that attack healthy cells.

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BRONCHITIS

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BRONCH (bronchial tubes)

ITIS (inflammation)

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DIAPHRAGM

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DIA (across)
PHRAGM (fence)
muscular membrane that separates one cavity from another

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EMPHYSEMA

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“TO PUFF UP”

swelling/enlargement of air spaces in lungs

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FLATUS

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“BLOWING” / “BREAKING WIND”

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GLUCOSE

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SUGAR (“sweet delightful wine”)

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LYMPH

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WATER / WATER GODDESS

pale liquid that removes bacteria from tissue

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METABOLIC

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METABOL (Change)

system whereby chemical process converts food to energy

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NAUSEA

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“SEA SICKNESS” (Greek)

impulse to vomit, aversion to food

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PALPITATION

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PALPATRE (throb, flutter, tremble)

rapid pulse

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THORACOTOMY

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THORAX (cavity between neck and abdomen)
OTOMY (cutting into a body part)
Incision into chest cavity

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TRANSIENT

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TRANS (to pass over)

Short lived, passing, not permanent (as in pain or disease)

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TREMOR

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TREMERE (to tremble)

involuntary rhythmic muscle contraction leading to shaking movements

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AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS “ALS”

“AMYOTROPHIC”

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A absence of
MYO muscle
TROPHIC nourishment
progressive and fatal degenerative disease of the nerves that control voluntary muscle function

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AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS “ALS”

“LATERAL”

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“TO THE SIDE”

progressive and fatal degenerative disease of the nerves that control voluntary muscle function

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AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS “ALS”

“SCLEROSIS”

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SKLEROS hard/hardening
OSIS diseased or abnormal condition

progressive and fatal degenerative disease of the nerves that control voluntary muscle function

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ATROPHY

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A absence of

TROPHY nourishment

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HEMOGLOBIN

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HEMO Blood

GLOBIN a protein in the blood

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OSTEOARTHRITIS (“OA”)

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OSTEO bone
ARTH joint
ITIS inflammation

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RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

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RHEUM flow
ARTH joint
ITIS inflammation
originally named for way inflammation seemed to flow from joint to joint

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MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

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MYO muscle
CARDIAL heart
INFARCT to plug up

sudden deprivation of circulating blood - to do with clogged artery

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CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

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CORONA crown (arteries that surround the heart like a crown)

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THROMBOSIS

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THROMBOS curd or clot
OSIS diseased or abnormal condition

Blood Clot in a blood vessel

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AORTIC ANEURYSM

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AORTA lifted, carried (main artery of body)
ANEURYSM dilation/widening

abnormal bulge in wall of aorta

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GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE

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GASTR stomach
ESOPHOGO esophogus
RE repeat
FLUX flow

food backs up into esophogus causing heartburn

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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

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ENDO inside
CRINE secretions

System of glands that secrete hormones into the blood stream

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DIABETES MELLITUS

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DIABETES passing through (as in siphoned)

MELLITUS sweet / honey

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BENIGN PROSTATE HYPERPLASIA

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BENIGN kind or pleasant
HYPER excessive
PLASIA growth, enlargement
PROSTATE something standing in front of (the bladder)

enlargement of the prostate gland

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GENITOURINARY SYSTEM

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GENITO genital system

URINARY urinary system

38
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PULMONARY EMBOLISM

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PULMO lung
EMBOLI wedge or plug

detached blood clot or clump of bacteria in lungs

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CYSTIC FIBROSIS

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CYST cyst
FIBR fibrous growth
OSIS disease

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APNEA

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A absence of

PNEA breathing

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DYSPNEA

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DYS difficulty with

PNEA breathing

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ANEMIA

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AN without
EMIA blood condition

low red blood cell (hemoglobin) count

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ANTIGEN

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ANTI against
GEN produces or causes

substance that causes immune system to react against it

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ERYTHROCYTE

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ERYTHRO red
CYTE cell

red blood cell

45
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HEMATOCRIT

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HEMATO blood
CRIT judge or gauge

test to determine percentage of red blood cells in blood

46
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LEUKOCYTE

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LEUKO white
CYTE cell

leukocyte - white blood cell

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HYPERTENSION

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HYPER high or excessive

TENSION pressure

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ELECTROLYTE

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ELEKTRO amber - resin that produces static electricity
LYTE loosed

substances that become ions in solution and acquire capacity to conduct electricity.. Can be tested for in blood and urine to check kidney health.

Medical Terms Prefix, Root, Suffix (10 decks)

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