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cardi/o, card/o

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heart

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arteri/o

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arteries

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ven/o, phleb/o

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veins

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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aort/o

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Aorta, main trunk of artery

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plasm/o

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plasma, liquid portion of blood

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ather/o

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plaque

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lymph

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lymph/o

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lymphaden/o

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lymph node, lymph gland

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spleen

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splen/o, stores blood and destroys worn out red blood cells

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myel/o

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bone marrow

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coronary

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pertaining to the heart vessels. Coron/o= coronary or head/crown

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ischemic, ischemia

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deficiency or blood flow

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myocardial infarction

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heart attack

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infarct

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area of necrosis(tissue death) caused by lack of blood flow

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dysrhythmia

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an irregular heart beat

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bradycardia

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an abnormally slow heart beat

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tachycardia

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an abnormally fast heart beat

>100 bpm

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palpitation

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pounding or racing heart beat

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palpation

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to use finger to feel for size, texture, consistency

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sphymomanometer

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instrument used to measure blood press

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stethoscope

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instrument used to listen to heat beat

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angi/o

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blood vessels

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thrombosis

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thrombo= clot osis= abnormal condition

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aneurysm
weak spot, enlargement of wall of artery
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varicose veins
abnormally swollen veins | usually in the legs
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erythocytopenia
``` Erythr/o = red cyt/o = cell -penia = deficiency of ```
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hematocytopenia
abnormal deficiency of blood cells
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febrille (pyrosis)
to have a fever
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-thermia
heat
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afebrile
without fever
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hypothermia
below temp
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hyperthermia
above temp
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antibiotic
drug that treats bacterial infection
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vaccine
inactivated microorganisms administered by injection
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BP
blood pressure
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hypotension
lower than normal BP
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hypertension
higher than normal BP
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EKG ECG
electrocardiogram
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ECHO
Echocardiogram
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CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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HR
Heart Rate
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Rh
blood type
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RR
Respiration rate
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T
temperature 98.6= avg
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VS
Vital signs
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HCT
hematocrit
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HGB
hemoglobin
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CHF
congestive heart failure
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BMT
Bone marrow transplant
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CBC
complete blood count

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