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35 Cards in this Set
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Carid/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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hemolytic anemia |
inadequate number of circulating erthrocytes |
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pernicious anemia |
lack of protein required to absorb the vitamins for formation of RBC's |
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megaloblastic anemia |
larger than normal red blood cells |
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leukocytes |
white blood cells |
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hemglobin |
pigment that transports oxygen |
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erthrocytes |
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 |
abnormally rapid heartbeat |
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bradycardia |
abnormally slow heartbeat |
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arrhythmia |
abnormal heart rhythm |
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angina |
episodes of severe chest pain |
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cardiac arrest |
sudden cessation of the heartbeat |
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arther/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 vessels |
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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 |