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cardio

prefix word for ❤️

e.g cardiovascular exercises, it helps to elevate our heart rate and maka increase ug oxygen sa heart

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heart

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myo

prefix word for 💪🏻

e.g Myopathy is a muscular disease where the muscle does not function properly
- result niya muscular weakness

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muscle

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arterio

kanal sa heart

e.g Arteriosclerosis
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buildup of plaque (fats) sa artery wall.

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artery

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cyto

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cell

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arthro

e.g Arthritis is the swelling and tenderness of one or more joints

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joint

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heap/hepato

Hepatitis A - highly contagious liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus

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liver

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pyo

thich fluid made up of dead white cells / nana

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pus

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cranio

or cranial, houses and protects the brain

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skull

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thrombo

means clotting of blood

thrombophlebitis (phlebitis - inflammation of the vein) - b.c creates a block in the vein

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clot

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pyro

high temperature

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fever

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osteo

osteoporosis - kulang kag calcium

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bone

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nephro

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kidney

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