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- Cardiologist
- One who specializes in the study of diseases and disorders of the heart.
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Cardiology
The study of the heart
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Carditis
Inflammation of the heart
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Cardiac
Pertaining to the heart
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Dermatosis
Any condition of the skin.
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Acrodermatitis
Inflammation of the skin of the extremities. -itis is a suffix, -dermat is a word root, -acr ( extremities) is a word root.
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Cardiomyopathy
Any disease that affects the structure and function of the heart. There are two root words: cardi and my (meaning muscle).
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Combining form.
A combining form is created when a word root is combined with a vowel.
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Myoelectric
Pertaining to the electrical properties of the muscle. There are two roots : my and electr.
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Lymphadenopathy
Literally means any disease of the lymph nodes (but refers to enlargement of the lymph nodes, by dictionary definition). There are two roots: lymph and aden (meaning gland).
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Megalocardia
Enlargement of the heart.
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Cardialgia
Pain in the heart.
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-Centesis
Surgical puncture.
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Cardiocentesis
Surgical puncture of the heart.
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Megaly or Megal/o
Enlargement
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Endocardium
Within the heart, inner lining of the heart. -um (structure, tissue, or thing) is a noun suffix.
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-um
Structure, tissue, or thing.
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Intracardiac
Pertaining to within the heart.
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Pericardial
Pertaining to around the heart. -peri (around) -al (pertaining to ).
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