Medical Terminology Chapter 5

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VASCUL/O

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BLOOD VESSELS

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ERYTHR/O

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RED

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-CYTES

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CELLS

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-GLOBIN

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PROTEIN

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LEUK/O

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WHITE

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THROMB/O

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CLOT

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HEMAT/O

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BLOOD

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ATHER/O

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PLAQUE OR FATTY SUBSTANCE

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-EMIA

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BLOOD CONDITION

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ISCH

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TO HOLD BACK

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-MEGALY

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ENLARGEMENT

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VALVUL/O

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VALVE

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PERI-

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SURROUNDING

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SYSTOLE

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CONTRACTION

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VASCUL/O

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BLOOD VESSELS

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ANGI/O

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VESSEL

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PHLEB/O

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VEIN

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EMBOLUS

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FOREIGN OBJECT

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-CRASIA

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MIXTURE OR BLENDING

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CHROMAT

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COLOR

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-PENIA

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DEFICIENCY

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BACTER

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BACTERIA

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-OSIS

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ABNORMAL CONDITION

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LIPID/O

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FAT

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PLAST

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GROWTH

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-LYTIC

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TO DESTROY

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BLAST

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IMMAGURE

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ANGI/O

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BLOOD VESSEL

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-STENOSIS

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NARROWING

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-ECTOMY

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SURGICAL REMOVAL

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VALV/O

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VALVE

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ANEURYSM/O

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ANEURYSM

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-STASIS

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STOPPING OR CONTROLLING

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-ECTOMY

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SURGICAL REMOVAL

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TRICUSPID VALVE

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OPENING BETWEEN RIGHT ATRIUM AND RIGHT VENTRICLE

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PULMONARY SEMILUNAR VALVE

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BETWEEN RIGHT VENTRICLE AND PULMONARY ARTERY

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MITRAL VALVE

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BETWEEN LEFT ATRIUM AND LEFT VENTRICLE

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AORTIC SEMILUNAR VALVE

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BETWEEN LEFT VENTRICLE AND AORTA

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NEUTROPHILS

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IMMUNE DEFENSE; MOST COMMON

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BASOPHILS

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LEAST COMMON; ALLERGIC RESPONSE

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EOSINOPHILS

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DESTROY PARASITES; ALLERGIC RESPONSE

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LYMPHOCYTES

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IDENTIFY FOREIGN SUBSTANCES AND PRODUCE ANTIBODIES

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MONOCYTES

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IMMUNOLOGICAL DEFENSES

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THROMBOCYTES

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PLATELETS; SMALLEST ELEMENT; CLOTTING

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CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

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ATHEROSCLEROSIS OF CORONARY ARTERIES

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ISCHEMIA

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INSUFFICIENT OXYGEN IN TISSUES

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ANEURYSM

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WEAK SPOT OR BALLOON-LIKE ENLARGEMENT OF THE WALL OF AN ARTERY

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BLOOD DYSCRASIA

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ANY PATHOLOGIC CONDITION OF CELLULAR ELEMENTS OF THE BLOOD

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HEMOCHROMATOSIS

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IRON OVERLOAD; GENETIC DISORDER

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THROMBOCYTOPENIA

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ABNORMALLY SMALL NUMBER OF PLATELETS IN THE BLOOD

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APLASTIC ANEMIA

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ABSENCE OF ALL FORMED BLOOD ELEMENTS

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HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA

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INADEQUATE NUMBER OF CIRCULATING RBCs DUE TO PREMATURE DESTRUCTION OF THEM IN THE SPLEEN

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MEGALOBLASTIC ANEMIA

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RBCs ARE LARGER THAN NORMAL

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PERNICIOUS ANEMIA

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LACK OF THE PROTEIN INTRINSIC FACTOR THAT HELPS BODY ABSORB VITAMIN B12

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THALASSEMIA

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INHERITED BLOOD DISORDER; REDUCED HEMOGLOBIN; FEWER RBCs

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ACE INHIBITOR

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BLOCKS THE ACTION OF THE ENZYM THAT CAUSES THE BLOOD VESSELS TO CONTRACT

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BETA-BLOCKER

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REDUCES WORKLOAD OF THE HEART BY SLOWING HEART RATE

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CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER

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CAUSES HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS TO RELAX BY DECREASING THE MOVEMENT OF CALCIUM INTO THE CELLS

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DIGITALIS

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DIGOXIN; STRENGTHENS THE CONTRACTION OF THE HEART MUSCLE; SLOWS HR; ELIMINATES FLUID

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HEMOSTASIS

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TO STOP OR CONTROL BLEEDING

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PLASMAPHERISIS

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REMOVAL OF WHOLE BLOOD FROM THE BODY AND SEPARATION OF THE BLOOD'S CELLULAR ELEMENTS