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Carid/o

heart

hem/o

blood

-emia

blood condition

ven

vein

-crasia

mixture or blending

aplastic anemia

absence of all formed blood elements

anemia

abnormally few red blood cells

hemolytic anemia

inadequate number of circulating erthrocytes

pernicious anemia

lack of protein required to absorb the vitamins for formation of RBC's

megaloblastic anemia

larger than normal red blood cells

leukocytes

white blood cells

hemglobin

pigment that transports oxygen

erthrocytes

mature red blood cells

leukemia

cancer characterized by abnormal leukocytes

leukopenia

abnormally low number of white blood cells

erythr/o

red

leuk/o

white

phleb/o

vein

tachy-

fast, rapid

thromb/o

clot

tachycardia

abnormally rapid heartbeat

bradycardia

abnormally slow heartbeat

arrhythmia

abnormal heart rhythm

angina

episodes of severe chest pain

cardiac arrest

sudden cessation of the heartbeat

arther/o

plaque, fatty substance

angi/o

blood or lymph vessel

brady-

slow

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

embolism

sudden blockage of a blood vessel

embolus

foreign object circulating in the blood

thrombosis

abnormal; having a blood clot on the interior wall of blood vessels

thrombotic occlusion

blocking of an artery by a blood clot

thrombus

blood clot attached to the interior wall of a blood vessel