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34 Cards in this Set
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Cardi/o |
heart |
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hem/o |
blood |
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-emia |
blood condition |
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ven/ |
vein |
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-crasia |
mixture or blending |
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Aplastic anemia |
absence of all formed blood elements |
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anemia |
abnormally few red blood cells |
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Pernicious anemia |
lack of protein required to absorb the vitamins for formation of RBCs |
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Megaloblastic anemia |
larger than normal red blood cells |
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leukocytes |
white blood cells |
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hemoglobin |
pigment that transports oxygen |
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Erythrocytes |
mature red blood cells |
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Leukemia |
cancer characterized by abnormal leukocytes |
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Leukopenia |
abnormally low number of white blood cells |
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Erythr/o |
red |
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Leuk/o |
white |
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Phleb/o |
vein |
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Tachy- |
fast, rapid |
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Thromb/o |
clot |
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Tachycardia |
abmormally rapid heartbeat |
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Bradycardia |
abnormally slow heartbeat |
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Arrhythmia |
abnormal heart rythm |
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Angina |
episodes of severe chest pain |
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Cardiac arrest |
sudden cessation of the hearbeat |
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Ather/o |
plaque, fatty substance |
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Angi/o |
blood or lymph vessel |
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Brady- |
slow |
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Aort/o |
aorta |
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Arteri/o |
artery |
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Embolism |
sudden blockage of a blood vessel |
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Embolus |
foreign object circulating in the blood |
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Thrombosis |
abnormal; having a blood clot on the interior wall of blood vessel |
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Thrombotic occlusion |
blocking of an artery by a blood clot |
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Thrombus |
blood clot attached to the interior wall of a blood vessel |
