Vocab #6 Flashcards
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Vaso-
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Vessel
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Hemo-
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Blood
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Cyano-
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Blue
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Brady-
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Slow
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Tachy-
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Fast
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Ante-
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Earlier or anterior
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Vasodilation
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Dilation of blood vessels, lowers bp
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Vaso constriction
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Constriction of blood vessels
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Edema
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Excess of water fluid collecting in cavities or tissues of body
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Lumen
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The cavity of something tubular
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Lvad
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Left ventricle assist device, can improve heart function or keep you alive for a transplant
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Arterioles
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Small branch of artery that leads to capillaries
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Venules
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Small vein that collects blood from caps
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Stent
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Tubular support placed inside blood vessels to heal or relive an obstruction
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Hemopoiesis
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Formation of blood or blood cells in the living body
