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-AC refers to

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pertains to or state of related term(s): -AL, -AR, -ARY, -ATE, -EUM, -IAC, -IC, -ICAL, -ILE, -IS, -IUM, -ORY, -OUS, -UM, -US

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AF-

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toward

af/ferent: to carry (nerve or blood flow toward a structure)

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ANGI/O-

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vessel

angi/oma: vessel/swelling or tumor related term(s): VAS/O-

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ANGIN/O-

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vessel

angin/a: refers to a vessel condition of choking or blocking of blood flow to the heart muscle, which usually results in chest discomfort or pain.

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ANEURYSM-

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dilation or ballooning

aneurysm/oplasty: dilation or ballooning (usually blood vessel)/surgical repair

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APHERESIS-

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to remove or separate

leuk/aphere/sis: WBC/to remove or separate (blood into parts)/condition of (separate blood into component parts or remove toxins)

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ARTERI/O-

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artery

arterio/gram: artery/recording, arterio/scler/osis: artery/hard/condition, arter/iol/oma: artery/small/swelling

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ATHERO-

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porridge or yellow fat

athero/scler/osis: porridge or yellow fat/harden (in lumen of blood vessels)/condition or disease

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-ATRESIA

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closure

ven/atresia: vein/closure (abnormal closure of body opening-occlusion)

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ATRI/O-

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chamber

atri/um: chamber/refers to (corridors or chambers at top of heart)

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-BLAST

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beginning or young

osteo/blast: bone/beginning or young cells (embryonic primitive cells found in the body systems)

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BREVI-

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short

brev/ity: short/state of

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CAPILL/O-

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hair-like

capill/ary: hair-like/pertains to or refers to (little blood vessels)

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CARDI/O-

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heart

peri/card/itis: around/heart/inflammation (inflamed 2 layered membrane of heart: causing pain)

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CATHETER/O-

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to let down into

catheter/iz/ation: to let down into/act of/procedure of

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-CLAST

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breakdown

osteo/clast: bone/breakdown of cells, cyto/clas/is: cell/breaking/refers to related term(s): -CLAS

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COAGUL/O-

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clotting or to clot

coagul/ation: clotting or to clot/process of

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CORON/O-

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crowning

coron/ary: crowning (heart blood vessels)/refer to

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COST/O-

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rib

cost/al: rib/refer to related term(s): PLEURO-

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CRENAT/O-

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notched

crenat/ion: notched/process of (irregular shaped red blood cells)

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-CRIT

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separate

hemato/crit: blood/separate

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CYAN/O-

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blue

cyan/osis: blue/condition of

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-CYTOSIS

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increase in numbers

leuco/cytosis: white (WBC)/increase in numbers

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-EMESIS

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vomit

hem/emesis: blood/vomit

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-EMIA
blood ## Footnote leuc/emia: white/blood (abnormal increase in WBC's)
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EOSIN/O-
rose-red color ## Footnote eosino/phil: rose-red (color)/love of (staining of WBCs)
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ERYTHR/O-
red ## Footnote erythro/cyte: red/cell (chamber) (a red blood cell that carries oxygen to the body's cells)
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-FERENCE
to carry ## Footnote vas de/ference: vessel: away/to carry (duct from testes)
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FERRO-
iron ## Footnote ferr/ous: iron/state of related term(s): sider/o-, heme
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FORAMEN/O-
opening ## Footnote Foramen/al: opening/refers to (also known as meatus or opening)
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GANGREN/O-
eating sore ## Footnote gangren/ous: eating sore/refers to (dead tissue caused by isch/emia 'poor blood flow')
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HEM/O-
blood ## Footnote hem/o/rrhage: blood/bursting forth, hemo/kinesis: means: blood/movement or flow alternate spelling: HEMATO-
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HEME-
iron ## Footnote hem/atin: iron/small part (non-protein portion of hemoglobin where iron is in ferrous state) related term(s): sidero-, ferro-
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HYPN/O-
sleep ## Footnote Hypn/osis: sleep/condition (alpha state of brainwave patterns: this is not true sleep) related term(s): somn/o-
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HYPO-
under or below ## Footnote hypo/tens/ion: under or below (pressure in vessels)/contraction/process of, hypo/derm/ic: below/skin/pertaining to
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INFARCT-
to stuff into ## Footnote infarct/ion: to stuff into/refers to (clot blockage that causes diminished blood flow to heart or other body parts 'muscles or organs')
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ISCH/O-
deficiency, blockage, to hold back ## Footnote isch/emic: deficiency or blockage/refers to blood (myocardial ischemia: angina pectoris or chest pain because of poor blood supply to the heart muscle), isch/emia: hold back/pertains to blood
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LEUK/O-
white ## Footnote leuk/aphere/sis: white (white blood cells: WBC's)/separation/condition of related term(s): LEUC/O-
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MACRO-
large or huge ## Footnote macro/phage: large or huge/eater(WBC's), macro/scop/ic: large/viewing or seeing (eyeballing)/refers to
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MON/O-
one ## Footnote mono/nucle/osis: one/nut/condition of (high number of mono/nuclear 'large' white blood cells) related term(s): UNI-
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NATRI-
sodium or salt ## Footnote hyper/natr/emia: increase/sodium or salt/in blood
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NEUTR/O-
neither or neutral ## Footnote neutro/phil(e): neither or neutral/love for (WBC that stains with a neutral PH of 7)
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-O/RRHAGIA
bursting forth or heavy flow ## Footnote meno/rrhagia: monthly (female cycle)/bursting forth (heavy flow)
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OCCLUSI/O-
closure or blockage ## Footnote occlus/ion: closure or blockage/process of
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OSCILL/O-
to swing ## Footnote oscillo/graph: to swing/instrument (that measure electric activity of heart and muscles)
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-PENIA
decrease in number ## Footnote leuko/cyto/penia: white (WBC's)/cells/decrease in number
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PERI-
around ## Footnote peri/cardi/um: around/heart/refers to, peri/stal/sis: around/to clasp and compress/condition
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PHAGO-
eat, eating, perverse appetite ## Footnote phago/cyto/sis: eat, eating, perverse appetite/cells (WBC's)/refers to alternate spelling: -PHAGY
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PHLEB/O-
vein ## Footnote phleb/itis: vein/inflamed, phleb/o/tom/ist: vein/cut/specialist (draws blood) related term(s): VENO-
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-PHORESIS
migration, transport, move, or carry ## Footnote a/phoresis: no or lack of/migration, transportation, movement, hemo/phoresis: blood/carrying, migration, transmitting, chema/phoresis: chemical/not moving, epi/phoresis: above/to carry or bear (the term -PHORESIS is a suffix, the term PHORES/I- is a prefix)
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-PHRAXIA
stoppage or obstruction ## Footnote hemo/phrax/ia: blood/stoppage or obstruction/refers to
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-POIE/SIS
to make, form, produce ## Footnote hemato/poie/sis: blood (large amount)/to make, form, produce/condition or state of (usually refers to blood production by bone marrow: erythro/poiesis 'RBC's)
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POIKIL/O-
irregular or varied shape ## Footnote poikilo/cytic: irregular or varied shape/cell
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PYKN/O-
thick, dense, compact ## Footnote pykn/emia: thick/refers to blood (often causing heart attacks and stroke) related term(s): PYCN/O-
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RETICUL/O-
network ## Footnote reticul/ation: network/process of (a massive net: composed of the net and WBC's in bone marrow and in lymph nodes)
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-RRHYTHM
rhythm or contraction ## Footnote a/rrhythm: lack of or without/rhythm or contraction
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SCLER/O-
hardening ## Footnote athero/scler/osis: yellow fat or porridge/hardening/condition of (this is the leading killer of Cardio-Vascular Disease in the U.S.A.), scler/itis: hard/inflammation (sclera is the hard outer white membrane layer of eye)
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SEPT/A-
partition or wall ## Footnote sept/um: partition or wall/refers to (wall dividing a space: nose and heart) related term(s): PARIET/O-, PHARG/O-
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SEPT/O-
poison, infection, decay, putrefy ## Footnote sept/ic: poison/refer to related term(s): SEPS/O-, TOX/O-
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SIDER/O-
iron ## Footnote sidero/cyte: iron/cell (specialized RBC's that contain iron in a form other than hematin) related term(s): FERR/O-, HEME-
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SPHER/O-
ball, globe, round ## Footnote spher/o/cyte: ball, globe, round/cells
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-STASIS
stoppage, standing, location ## Footnote hemo/stasis: blood/stoppage (arrest of bleeding or circulation; blood stagnation causing clots), homeo/stasis: same or equal/standing or location alternate spelling: -STASIA
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-STAT
to stop or immediately ## Footnote hemo/stat: blood/to stop (device or drug that immediately arrests blood flow. STAT. or stat means immediately - stop what you are doing and help)
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-STAXIA
dripping or trickling ## Footnote epi/staxia: upon/dripping or trickling (epistaxis means nosebleed)
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STEN/O-
narrowing ## Footnote sten/osis: narrowing/condition of
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-STOLE
contract ## Footnote sy/stole: together/contract (blood pressure created by heart chamber contraction), dia/stole: between/contraction (lower blood pressure that occurs when heart chamber is filling with blood between contractions of the heart muscle) related term(s): -SPASM, -STALSIS
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SY/STOL/O-
to draw together or contract ## Footnote systol/ic: to draw together or contract/refers to related term(s): TRACT/O-
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TACHY-
fast or swift ## Footnote tachy/card/ia: fast or swift/heart/refers to
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THROMB/O-
clot, clump together, or curdle ## Footnote thromb/osis: clot, clump together, or curdle/condition of (this is a blood clot somewhere in the vascular system or an organ)
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TRACT/O-
to draw or pull ## Footnote tract/ion: to draw or pull/process of related term(s): SYSTOL/O-
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VARIC/O-
twisted ## Footnote varico/cele: twisted/rupture or protrusion (veins of spermatic cord) related term(s): ILEO-, TORSI-
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VAS/O-
vessel ## Footnote vas/ec/tom/y: vessel/out/cut/procedure of related term(s): ANGI/O-
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VEN/O-
vein ## Footnote ven/ous: vein/pertain to related term(s): PHLEB/O-
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VERA-
true ## Footnote polycythemia: vera: many red blood cells: true (also known as erythremia)

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