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Medical Terminology List #5 Flashcards

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aden/o

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gland

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agglutin/o

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clumping, grouping

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angi/o

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vessel

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vascul/o

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vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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fatty plaque

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bas/o

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base (alkaline)

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blast/o

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embryonic cell

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cardi/o

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heart

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chrom/o

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color

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electr/o

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electricity

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embol/o

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embolus, plug (clot)

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eosin/o

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rose-colored

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erythr/o

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red

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granul/o

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granule

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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hemangi/o

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blood vessel

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immun/o

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immune, immunity

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kary/o

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nucleus

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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leuk/o

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white

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lymphaden/o

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lymph gland (node)

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lymphangi/o

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lymph vessel

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morph/o

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form, shape, structure

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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my/o

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muscle

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neutr/o

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neutral, neither

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phag/o

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swallowing, eating

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phleb/o

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vein

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ven/o

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vein

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plas/o

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formation, growth

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poikil/o

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varied, irregular

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reticul/o

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net, mesh

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scler/o

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hardening

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ser/o

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serum

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sider/o

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iron

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splen/o

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spleen

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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sten/o

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narrowing, stricture

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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-blast

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embryonic cell

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-emia

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blood condition

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-globin

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protein

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-gram

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record, writing

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-graph

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instrument used for recording

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-osis

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abnormal condition; increase

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-penia

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decrease, deficiency

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-phil

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attraction for

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-phoresis

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carrying, transmission

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-phylacis

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protection

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-poiesis

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formation, production

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-sphyxia

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pulse

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-stasis

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standing still

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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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a-

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without, not

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allo-

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other, differing from normal

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aniso-

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unequal, dissimilar

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brady-

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endo-

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in, within

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extra-

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iso-

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same, equal

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macro-

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micro-

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mono-

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peri-

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poly-

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many, much

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tachy-

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Adenoid

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A mass of lymphatic tissue behind the nasal cavity

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Agglutination

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Clumping of cells or particles

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Angioplasty

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Surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel

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Vasculitis

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Inflammation of blood vessels

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Aortostenosis

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Narrowing of the aorta

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Arteriorrhexis

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Rupture of an artery

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Atheroma

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Fatty deposit or plaque within an artery

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Basophil

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Type of white blood cell with granules that stain blue

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Erythroblastosis

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Abnormal increase in the number of immature red blood cells

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Cardiomegaly

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Enlargement of the heart

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Hypochromic

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Having a decreased amount of hemoglobin in red blood cells

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Electrocardiogram

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Record of the electrical activity of the heart

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Embolectomy

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Surgical removal of an embolus (blockage) from a blood vessel

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Eosinophil

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Type of white blood cell that helps fight infection and is involved in allergic responses

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Erythrocyte

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Red blood cell

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Granulocyte

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Type of white blood cell with granules in its cytoplasm

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Hemophobia

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Fear of blood

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Hematoma

A

Swelling of clotted blood within tissues

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Hemangioma

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Benign tumor made up of newly formed blood vessels

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Immunology

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Study of the immune system

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Karyolysis

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Dissolution of the cell nucleus

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Mononuclear

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Having a single nucleus

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Leukemia

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Cancer of the blood or bone marrow

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Lymphadenopathy

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Enlargement of lymph nodes

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Lymphangioma

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Benign tumor made up of lymphatic vessels

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Morphology

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Study of the form and structure of organisms

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Myelogenic

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Originating in the bone marrow

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Myocardial

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Pertaining to the myocardium (muscle tissue of the heart)

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Neutrophilic

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Pertaining to neutrophils (a type of white blood cell)

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Phagocyte

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Cell that ingests and destroys foreign particles or bacteria

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Phlebactasis

A

Dilation of a vein

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Venostasis

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Slowing or stopping of the flow of blood in a vein

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Aplastic

A

Failure of the bone marrow to produce blood cells

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Poikilocyte

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Abnormally shaped red blood cell

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Reticulocyte

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Immature red blood cell

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Arteriosclerosis

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Hardening and thickening of the walls of arteries

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Serology

A

Study of blood serum

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Sideropenia

A

Deficiency of iron in the blood

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Splenorrhagia

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Bleeding from the spleen

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Sphygmoid

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Resembling a pulse

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Stenotic

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Narrowed or constricted

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Thrombosis

A

Formation of a blood clot within a blood vessel

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Thymopathy

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Disorder of the thymus gland

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Erythroblast

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Immature red blood cell

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Anemia

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Decreased number of red blood cells or hemoglobin

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Hemoglobin

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Protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen

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Arteriogram

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X-ray of an artery

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Electrocardiograph

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Instrument used to record the electrical activity of the heart

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Leukocytosis

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Abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells

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Erythropenia

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Decreased number of red blood cells

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Neutrophil

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Type of white blood cell that is important in fighting infection

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Electrophoresis

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Method for separating proteins based on their electrical charge

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Anaphylaxis

A

Severe allergic reaction

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Hemopoiesis

A

Production of blood cells

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Asphyxia

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Lack of oxygen leading to unconsciousness or death

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Hemostasis

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Process of stopping bleeding

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Amorphic

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Lacking a definite form or shape

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Allograft

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Tissue or organ transplanted from one individual to another of the same species

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Anisocytosis

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Presence of red blood cells of unequal size

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Bradycardia

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Abnormally slow heart rate

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Endovascular

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Inside a blood vessel

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Extravascular

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Outside a blood vessel

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Isochromic

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Having the same color

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Macrocyte

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Abnormally large red blood cell

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Microcyte

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Abnormally small red blood cell

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Mononucleosis

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Viral infection causing an increase in mononuclear white blood cells

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Pericardial

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Pertaining to the pericardium (membrane around the heart)

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Polymorphic

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Having many forms or shapes

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Tachycardia

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Abnormally rapid heart rate

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