CIL&blood disease & disorder terms from word parts

Question 1

angioma

Answer 1

tumor composed of blood vessels

Question 2

angiostenosis

Answer 2

narrowing of a blood vessel

Question 3

aortic stenosis

Answer 3

narrowing, pertaining to aorta (narrowing of the aortic valve

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arteriosclerosis

Answer 4

hardening of the arteries

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atherosclerosis

Answer 5

hardening of fatty plaque (deposited on the arterial wall)

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bradycardia

Answer 6

condition of a slow heart (rate less than 60 beats per min)

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cardiomegaly

Answer 7

enlargement of the heart

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cardiomyopathy

Answer 8

disease of the heart muscle

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endocarditis

Answer 9

inflammation of the inner lining of the heart (particularly heart valves)

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ischemia

Answer 10

deficiency in blood (flow); (caused by constriction or obstruction of a blood vessel. For example, in myocardial ischemia a deficient flow of blood to the heart muscle through the coronary arteries is caused by vessel constriction commonly due to atherosclerosis and can lead to myocardial infarction)

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myocarditis

Answer 11

inflammation of the muscle of the heart

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pericarditis

Answer 12

inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart

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phlebitis

Answer 13

inflammation of a vein

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polyarteritis

Answer 14

inflammation of many (sites in the) arteries

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tachycardia

Answer 15

condition of a rapid heart (rate of more than 100 beats per min)

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thrombophlebitis

Answer 16

inflammation of a vein associated with a blood clot

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valvulitis

Answer 17

inflammation of a valve (of the heart)

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erythrocytopnia

Answer 18

abnormal reduction of red (blood) cells (aka anemia)

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hematoma

Answer 19

tumor of blood (collection that has leaked out of a broken vessel into the surrounding tissue)

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leukocytopenia

Answer 20

abnormal reduction of white (blood) cells (aka leukopenia)

Question 21

multiple myeloma

Answer 21

tumors of the bone marrow (a blood malignancy that most often occurs after age 65. Signs and symptoms include bone pain, infections, weigh loss, anemia, and fatigue

Question 22

pancytopenia

Answer 22

abnormal reduction of all (blood) cells

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thrombocytopenia

Answer 23

abnormal reduction of a (blood) clotting cells (platelets)

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thrombosis

Answer 24

abnormal condition of a (blood) clot

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thrombus

Answer 25

(blood) clot (attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein)

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lymphadenitis

Answer 26

inflammation of lymph nodes

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lymphadenopathy

Answer 27

disease of lymph nodes (characterized by abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes associated with an infection or malignancy)

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splenomegaly

Answer 28

enlargement of the spleen

Question 29

thymoma

Answer 29

tumor of the thymus gland

Question 30

angioplasty

Answer 30

surgical repair of a blood vessel

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atherectomy

Answer 31

excision of fatty plaque (from a blocked artery used a specialized catheter and a rotary cutter)

Question 32

endarterectomy

Answer 32

excision within the artery (excision of plaque from the arterial wall). This procedure is usually named for the artery to be cleaned out, such as carotid endarterectomy, which means removal of plaque from the wall of the carotid artery

Question 33

pericardiocentesis

Answer 33

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the sac surrounding the heart (usually to relieve cardiac tamponade and/or for diagnostic investigation)

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phlebotomy

Answer 34

incision into a vein (with a needle to remove blood or to give blood or intravenous fluids)

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valvuloplasty

Answer 35

surgical repair of a valve (cardiac or venous)

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splenectomy

Answer 36

excision of the spleen

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splenorrhaphy

Answer 37

suturing, repairing of the spleen

Question 38

thymectomy

Answer 38

excision of the thymus gland