| VOCABULARY | COMBINING FORMS AND TERMINOLOGY | ABBREVIATIONS | SUFFIXES | PREFIX |
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What is a vein
A thin-walled vessel that carries blood from body tissues and lungs back to the heart; contains valves to prevent the backflow of blood
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What is ather/o
yellowish plaque
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What is Atrial fibrillation
AF, a-fib
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What is the process of cutting
-tomy
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What is above; excessive
hyper-
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What is a ventricle
One of two lower chambers of the heart
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What is cyan/o
blue
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What is blood pressure
BP
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What is narrowing
-constriction
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What is slow
brady-
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What is systole
The contraction phase of the heartbeat
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What is myx/o
mucus
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What is Congestive heart failure
CHF
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What is breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening
-lysis
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What is four
tetra-
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What is the tricuspid valve
Located between the right atrium and right ventricle; has three leaflets or cusps
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What is phleb/o
vein
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What is Hypertension (high blood pressure)
HTN
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What is surgical repair
-plasty
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What is between
inter-
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What is a sphygmomanometer
An instrument to measure blood pressure
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What is valvul/o or valv/o
valve
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What is Adenosine diphosphate
ADP
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What is enlargement
-megaly
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What is surrounding
peri-
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