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1
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algesia

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sense of pain

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2
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angio

A

vessel

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3
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arterio

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artery

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cardiac arrest

A

stopped heart

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5
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dactylo

A

fingers

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6
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defibrillation

A

heart shocked to a regular heartbeat

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7
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embolism

A

obstruction of a blood vessel

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embolus

A

foreign particle in the blood stream

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9
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esthesia

A

feeling, sensation

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10
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fibrillation

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very fast, irregular heartbeat

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myelo

A

spinal cord

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12
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phaso

A

speech

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13
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phlebo

A

vein

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14
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plaso

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formation

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thrombosis

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blood clot occluding in a vessel

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thrombus

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a blood clot

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a, an

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without

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brady

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slow

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dys

A

bad, difficult, painful

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macro

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large

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micro

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small

22
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tachy

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fast

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poly

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many

24
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sym, syn

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together

25
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-orrhexis

A

rupture, bursting

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-tripsy

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rubbing, crushing

27
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-emia

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blood