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cardiovascular system Flashcards

1
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card/o, cardi/o

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Heart

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blood vessels

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angi/o, vas/o

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3
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arteries

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arteri/o

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capillaries

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capill/o

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5
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veins

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phleb/o, ven/o

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6
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blood

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hem/o, hemat/o

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7
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blood dyscrasia

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Any pathologic condition of cellular elements

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8
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Hemochromatosis

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a disorder where too much iron builds up in your body

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9
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Leukopenia

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Decrease in number of disease-fighting white blood cells

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10
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Polycythemia

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Excess production of red blood cells by bone marrow

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11
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Sepsis

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Infection in the bloodstream

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12
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Thrombocytosis

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Abnormal increase in circulating platelets

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13
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Thrombocytopenia

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Abnormally small number of circulating platelets

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14
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Loss of large amount of blood

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Hemorrhage

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15
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Fatty substance traveling through blood

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Cholesterol

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16
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caused by a transfusion of incompatible blood

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Transfusion reaction

17
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Hyperlipidemia

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General term for elevated level of cholesterol

18
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Leukemia

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Cancer characterized by progressive number of abnormal leukocytes in tissues, organs, and blood

19
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Cancer due to insufficient production of one or more types of blood cells

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Myelodysplastic syndrome

20
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Anemia

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Decreased number of erythocytes

21
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Aplastic anemia

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Absence of all formed blood elements

22
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Iron-deficiency anemia

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Due to insufficient amount of iron

23
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Larger than normal red blood cells

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Megaloblastic anemia

24
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Due to body’s inability to absorb vitamin B 12

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Pernicious anemia

25
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Inadequate number of circulating red blood cells

Premature destruction of red blood cells by spleen

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Hemolytic anemia

26
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Sickle cell anemia

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Abnormal hemoglobin resulting in some red blood cells assuming sickle shape

27
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Due to reduced hemoglobin and fewer red blood cells than normal

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Thalassemia

28
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Hypertension

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high blood pressure

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