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Bradycardia

Abnormally slow heart rate

Tachycardia

Abnormally fast heart rate

Asystole

Lack of heart activity

Syncope

Temporary suspension of respiration and circulation-fainting

Phlebotomy

Puncture if vein to withdraw blood

Pericardial sac

Strong sac wrapped around the heart

Arrhythmia

Abnormal heart rhythm

Thrombocytes

Platelets

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Providing artificial ventilation, and chest compressions in attempt to save a patients life once the heart has stopped

Edema

Accumulating of fluid in intercellular spaces

Ascites

Fluid in the abdominal cavity

Pleural effusion

Excess fluids in the tissue layers surrounding the lungs

Pericarditis

Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart

Myocarditis

Inflammation of the heart muscle

Cardiomegaly

Heart enlargement

Regurgitation (regurge)

Backflow of blood

Hematology

Study or analyze of blood

Phagocytosis

Cell eating things - i.e bacteria, foreign or diseased cells

Hemorrhage

Excessive blood loss

Hemostasis

Blood stoppage/ controlling blood loss

Lipemia

Excess fat in the blood

Hemolysis

Breakdown of RBC membranes, resulting in free hemoglobin

-cytosis

Suffix meaning increase in number

-philia

Suffix meaning increase in number

-penia

Suffix meaning decrease in number