Med Term -- Cardio/Blood Flashcards
(39 cards)
1
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angi/o
A
blood or lymph vessel
2
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A map or graph of a blood or lymph vessel.
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angiogram
3
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aort/o
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aorta
4
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arteri/o
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artery
5
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A map or graph of an artery
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Arteriogram
6
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ather/o
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plaque, fatty substance
7
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A hardening of the arteries.
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artheriosclerosis
8
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brady
A
slow
9
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slow heartbeat
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bradychardia
10
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cardi/o
A
heart
11
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Disease of the heart.
A
Carditis
12
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crasia
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a mixture or blending
13
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disorder of the mixture or blending of blood
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blood dyscrasia
14
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emia
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blood, blood condition
15
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low red blood cells
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anemia
16
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erythr/o
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red
17
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red blood cell
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erythrocyte
18
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hem/o, hemat/o
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blood, relating to blood
19
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blood count
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hematocrit
20
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leuk/o
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white
21
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white blood cell
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leukocyte
22
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phleb/o
A
vein
23
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inflammation of the vein
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phlebitis
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tachy
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fast, rapid
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fast heart rate
tachycardia
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thromb/o
clot
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inability of blood to clot
thrombocytopenia
28
ven/o
vein
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Episodes of severe chest pain
angina
30
abnormal heart rhythm
arrhythmia
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abnormally slow heartbeat
bradycardia
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sudden cessation of the heartbeat
cardiac arrest
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abnormally fast heartbeat
tachycardia
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abnormally few red blood cells
anemia
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absence of all formed blood elements
aplastic anemia
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inadequate number of circulating
hemolytic anemia
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mature red blood cells
erythrocytes
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larger-than-normal red blood cells
megaloblastic anemia
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Lack of the protein required to absorb the vitamins necessary for the formation of red blood cells.
Pernicious anemia
