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aneurysmorrhaphy

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Build a medical word that means suture of an aneurysm

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angioplasty

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Build a medical word that means surgical repair of a vessel

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vasculitis

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Build a medical word that means inflammation of (blood) vessels

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aortostenosis

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Build a medical word that means narrowing of the aorta

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arteriorrhexis

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Build a medical word that means rupture of an artery

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arteriolitis

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Build a medical word that means inflammation of an arteriole

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atriomegaly

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Build a medical word that means enlargement of the atrium

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atheroma

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Build a medical word that means tumor of fatty plaque

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cardiomegaly

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Build a medical word that means enlargement of the heart

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electrocardiogram

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Build a medical word that means a record or recording of the electricity of the heart

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embolectomy

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Build a medical word that means removal of an embolus

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hemangioma

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Build a medical word that means tumor of a blood vessel

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myocardial

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Build a medical word that means pertaining to the heart muscle

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phlebectasis

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Build a medical word that means dilation of a vein

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venostasis

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Build a medical word that means standing still of a vein

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atherosclerosis

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Build a medical word that means abnormal condition of hardening of fatty plaque

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septostomy

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Build a medical word that means forming an opening into the septum

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sphygmoid

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Build a medical word that means resembling a pulse

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stenotic

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Build a medical word that means pertaining to a narrowing or stricture

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thrombolysis

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Build a medical word that means destruction of a blood clot

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ventricular

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Build a medical word that means pertaining to a ventricle

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arteriogram

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Build a medical word that means a record or a writing of an artery

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electrocardiograph

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Build a medical word that means instrument used to record the electricity of the heart

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angiography

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Build a medical word that means process of recording a vessel

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asphyxia

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Build a medical word that means without pulse

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bradycardia

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Build a medical word that means slow heart condition

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endovascular

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Build a medical word that means pertaining to inside a vessel

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extravascular

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Build a medical word that means outside of a vessel

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pericardiotomy

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incision around the heart (pericardium)

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tachycardia

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Build a medical word that means rapid heart condition

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transseptal

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Build a medical word that means pertaining to across the septum

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pericardial

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Build a medical word that means pertaining to around the heart

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aortostenosis

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Build a medical word that means narrowing of the aorta

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phlebitis

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Build a medical word that means inflammation of a vein (wall)

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phlebothrombosis

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Build a medical word that means abnormal condition of a blood clot in a vein

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venous

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Build a medical word that means pertaining to a vein

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venospasm

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Build a medical word that means spasm of a vein

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cardiologist

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Build a medical word that means specialist in the study of the heart

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cardiorrhexis

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Build a medical word that means rupture of the heart

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cardiotoxic

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Build a medical word that means poisonous to the heart

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angiomalacia

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Build a medical word that means softening of a vessel (wall)

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angioma

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Build a medical word that means tumor of a vessel

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thrombogen, thrombogenesis

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Build a medical word that means beginning or formation of a blood clot

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thrombosis

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Build a medical word that means abnormal condition of a blood clot

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aortostenosis

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Build a medical word that means abnormal condition of narrowing / stricture of the aorta

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aortography

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Build a medical word that means process of recording the aorta

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cardiocentesis

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Build a medical word that means puncture of the heart

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arteriorrhaphy

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Build a medical word that means suture of an artery

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embolectomy

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Build a medical word that means removal of an embolus

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thrombolysis

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Build a medical word that means separation, destruction or loosening of a blood clot

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