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Week 3 Flashcards

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Bronch/o

Bronchi/o

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Bronchial tube

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Alveol/o

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Small sac

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Epiglott/o

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Lid covering the larynx (epiglottis)

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Laryng/o

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Voice box

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Muc/o

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Mucus

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Nas/o

Rhin/o

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Nose

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Ox/o

Oxy/o

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Oxygen

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Pneumat/o
Pneumon/o
Pulmon/o

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Lung or air

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Sinus/o

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Hallow, sinus or tubelike passage

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Spir/o

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Breathing

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Steth/o

Thorac/o

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Chest

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Tonsill/o

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Tonsil or throat

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Atelectasis

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Incomplete expansion of the alveoli or collapse of alveoli

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Antihistamine

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A drug that counteracts the effects of histamine by acting on histamine receptors without activating them by preventing their accessibility to histamine

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Asphyxia

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Abnormal condition resulting from lack of oxygen intake

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Auscultation

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Listening to the body sounds (usually involves use of a stethoscope)

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Compliance

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The quality of yielding to pressure or force without disruption, or an expression of the measure of ability to do so

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Cyanosis

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Abnormal condition of blue discoloration implies insufficient oxygen levels

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Epistaxis

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Nosebleed

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Expiration

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The act of breathing out, expelling air from the lungs or death

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Nares

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The opening of the nasal cavity

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Ventilation

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Intake of fresh air

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Anoxia

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Absence of oxygen

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Bradypnea

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Abnormally slow respiratory rates

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Dyspnea

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Difficult or labored breathing

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Eupnea

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Normal, quiet breathing

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Hemoptysis

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Spitting of blood from the lower respiratory tract

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Hypercarbia

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Hypercapnia

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Hypercapnia

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Above normal levels of carbon dioxide

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Hypoxia

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Below normal oxygen levels

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Hypoxemia

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Deficient oxygenation of the blood

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Tachypnea

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Abnormally rapid respiratory rates

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Rhinitis

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Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose

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Rhinorrhea

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Discharge from the nose

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Laryngitis

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Inflammation of the larynx

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Larynospasm

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Spasm of the larynx

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Laryngoscopy

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Visual exam of the larynx

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Sinusoid

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Resembling a sinus

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Laryngotomy

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Incision of larynx

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Rhinoplasty

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Surgical repair of the nose

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Tonsillectomy

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Removal of the tonsils

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Pulmonrrhaphy

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Suture of the lungs

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Alveolitis

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Inflammation of the aveoli

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Bronchiectasis

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Dilation of the bronchi

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Hemothorax

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Blood in the chest

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Bronchogram

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Record of the bronchi

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Bas/o

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Base (not acid)

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Chrom/o

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Color

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Eosin/o

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Red or rosy

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Erythrocyt/o

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Red cells

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Granul/o

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Granule (s)

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Hem/o

Hemat/o

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Blood

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Heter/o

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Different

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Homo

Homeo

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Same

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Immun/o

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Protected, safe or immune

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Leukocyt/o

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White cell

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Lymph/o

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Lymphatic tissue

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Lymphaden/o

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Lymph gland

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Morph/o

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Shape or form

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord or bone marrow “white substance”

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Reticul/o

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Network

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Sider/o

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Iron

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Spher/o

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Round, sphere or ball

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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Thym/o

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Thymus gland

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Allergy

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Overreaction by the body to a particular antigen, also called hypersensitivity

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Anticoagulant

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Substance that prevents clotting of blood

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Antiserum

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Serum containing specific antibodies extracted from a hyperimmunized animal or an animal that has been infected with micro-organisms containing antigen

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Aspiration

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The act of inhaling, removal of fluids or gases from a cavity by suction

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Attenuation

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Loss of intensity of the ultrasound beam as it travels through tissue

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Dyscrasia

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Any abnormal condition of the blood

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Efficacy

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Extent to which a drug causes the intended effects (effectiveness)

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Immune

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Being highly resistant to a disease

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Pyrexia

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Feverish

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Transfusion

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Introduction of whole blood or blood components into the bloodstream of the recipient

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Vaccine

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A preparation of pathogen (live, weakened or killed or portion of pathogen that is administered to stimulate a protective immune response against that pathogen

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Antibody

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Specialized serum proteins produced by lymphocytes in response to an immense number of different antigens to which an animal maybe exposed

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Erythroblast

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Originally, any nucleated erthrocyte but mow more generally used to designate the nucleated precursor from which an erythrocyte develops

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Etilogy

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Study of disease causes

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Hematoma

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Collection of blood in tissue

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Hemopoiesis

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The formation and development of blood cells, usually taking place in bone marrow

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Hemoglobin

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An allosteric protein found in the erythrocytes that transport molecular oxygen in the blood

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Hyperthermia

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Increase in body temperature

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Leukopenia

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Abnormal decrease in the number of white blood cells

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Splenectomy

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Surgical removal of the spleen

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Angi/o

Vas/o

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Vessel

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Aort/o

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Aorta, or major artery in the body

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Ateri/o

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Artery

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Arti/o

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Atrium or chamber

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Coron/o

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Crown

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Embol/o

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Something inserted or thrown in

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Hemangi/o

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Blood vessel

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Phleb/o

Ven/o

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Vein

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Sphygm/o

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Pulse

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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Venul/o

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Small vein

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Aneurysm

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Localized balloon like enlargement of an artery

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Arrest

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Sudden cessation, or stoppage

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Arrhythmia

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Abnormal rhythm

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Congestive hear failure (CHF)

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Syndrome that reflects insufficient cardiac out put to meet the body’s needs

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Diastole

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Dilation (of the heart ventricles)

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Diuretic

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Substance that increases urine secretion

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Embolus

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Mass, aggregation of blood or collection of air forced from one vessel to a smaller one resulting in obstruction (plural is emboli)

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Fibrillation

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Rapid, random and ineffective heart contractions

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Hemorrhage

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Loss of blood (usually in a short period of time)

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Hypertension

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Abnormally high blood pressure

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Hypotension

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Low blood pressure

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Ischemia

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Deficiency in blood supply

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Ligate

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Tying

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Perfusion

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Blood flow through tissue

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Pulse

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Rhythmic expansion and contraction of any artery produced by the pressure of blood flowing through it

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Sphygmomanometer

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Instrument to measure blood pressure

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Systole

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Contraction (of the heart muscles)

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Thrombus

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Aggregation of blood attached to the interior wall of a vein or artery (plural is thrombi)

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Veinpuncture

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Withdrawing blood from a vein (usually with a needle and syringe)

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Bradycardia

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Abnormally slow heart beat

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Electrocardiography

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Process of recording the electrical activity of the myocardium

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Myocardium

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The middle and thickest layer of the heart muscle

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Pericardium

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Double walled membranous sac enclosing the heart

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Tachycardia

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Abnormally rapid heart beat

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Vasodilator

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Substance that widens the blood vessels

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Phlebitis

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Inflammation of a vein

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Phlebothrombosis

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Condition of clotting in a vein

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Venospasm

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Spasm of a vein

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Cardiomegaly

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Enlargement of the heart

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Endocarditis

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Inflammation of the inner heart

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Cardiopulmonary

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Pertaining to the heart and lung

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Cardiovascular

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Pertaining to the vessels of the heart

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Myocarditis

Carditis

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Inflammation of the heart muscle

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Cardiomyopathy

Cardiopathy

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Disease of the heart muscle

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Arteriospasm

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Spasm of an artery

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Arterial

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Pertaining to an artery

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Angioplasty

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Surgical repair of a vessel

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Embolectomy

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Surgical excision of an embolus

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Phlebitis

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Inflammation of a vein

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Cardiotomy

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Incision into the heart

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Hemangioma

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Tumor of blood vessels

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Arteriosclerosis

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Hardening of arteries due to plaque

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Atrioventricular

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Pertaining to atrium and ventricles

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Eosinophil

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Attraction to eosin (red)

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Hemophil

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Attraction to blood

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Neutrophil

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Attraction to neutral (color)

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Leukocytosis

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Increase in WBCs

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Erythrocytosis

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Increase in RBCs

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Granulocytosis

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Increase in granulocytes

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Thromocytosis

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Increase in thrombocytes

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Erythopenia

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Decrease in RBCs

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Leukopenia

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Decrease in WBCs

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Thrombocytopenia

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Decrease in platelets

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Lymphopenia

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Decrease in lymphocytes

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Lymphadenitis

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Inflammation of a lymph gland (node)

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Lymphadenopathy

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Disease of a lymph gland (node)

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Lymphoma

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Tumor of a lymph gland (node)

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Lymphadenectomy

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Surgical removal of a lymph gland (node)

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Haematopoiesis

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Production of blood

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Leukopoiesis

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Production of WBCs

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Myelopoiesis

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Production of bone marrow

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Thymectomy

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Removal of the thymus

161
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Splenotomy

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Incision into the spleen

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Microcyte

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A small, round RBC

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Macrophage

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Cell that ingests other cells

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Splenalgia

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Pain in the spleen

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Myeolma

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A type of tumor made up of certain cells in the bone marrow

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Hepatomegaly

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An enlargement of the liver to an abnormal size

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Hemostasis

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Interruption of blood flow

168
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Hemorrhage

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Extreme loss of blood

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Immunologist

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A person who studies the immune system

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