cardiovascular system Flashcards
(28 cards)
card/o, cardi/o
Heart
blood vessels
angi/o, vas/o
arteries
arteri/o
capillaries
capill/o
veins
phleb/o, ven/o
blood
hem/o, hemat/o
blood dyscrasia
Any pathologic condition of cellular elements
Hemochromatosis
a disorder where too much iron builds up in your body
Leukopenia
Decrease in number of disease-fighting white blood cells
Polycythemia
Excess production of red blood cells by bone marrow
Sepsis
Infection in the bloodstream
Thrombocytosis
Abnormal increase in circulating platelets
Thrombocytopenia
Abnormally small number of circulating platelets
Loss of large amount of blood
Hemorrhage
Fatty substance traveling through blood
Cholesterol
caused by a transfusion of incompatible blood
Transfusion reaction
Hyperlipidemia
General term for elevated level of cholesterol
Leukemia
Cancer characterized by progressive number of abnormal leukocytes in tissues, organs, and blood
Cancer due to insufficient production of one or more types of blood cells
Myelodysplastic syndrome
Anemia
Decreased number of erythocytes
Aplastic anemia
Absence of all formed blood elements
Iron-deficiency anemia
Due to insufficient amount of iron
Larger than normal red blood cells
Megaloblastic anemia
Due to body’s inability to absorb vitamin B 12
Pernicious anemia
