cardiovascular system
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| angio | Blood and lymph vessel
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| aorto |
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| arterio | artery
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| athero | atheroma
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| brady | slow
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| cardio | heart
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| crasia | condition of
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| emia | blood condition
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| erythro | red
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| hemo/ hemato | blood
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| leuko | white
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| phlebo | vein
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| tachy | rapid
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| thrombo | blood clot
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| veno | vein
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| anemia | reduction below normal of the number of erythrocytes, quantity of hemoglobin, or the volume of packed red cells in the blood
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| aneurysm | a sac formed by localized dilatation of the wall of an artery, a vein, or the heart
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| angina | pain,discomfort, or pressure localized in the chest that is caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the heart muscle
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| angioplasty | term describing a procedure used to widen vessels narrowed by stenoses or occlusions
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| anticoagulant | acting to suppress, delay, or nullify blood coagulation
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| aplastic anemia | Aplastic anemia is a disorder in which the bone marrow greatly decreases or stops production of blood cells
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| atherosclerosis | he build up of a waxy plaque on the inside of blood vessel
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| automated external difibrilator | a portable apparatus used to restart a heart that has stopped
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| bradycardia | slowness of the heartbeat
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| cardiac arrest | A sudden cessation of cardiac function, resulting in loss of effective circulation
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| cardiomyopathy | Cardiomyopathy is a chronic disease of the heart muscle in which the muscle is abnormally enlarged, thickened, and/or stiffened
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| cholesterol | a eukaryotic sterol that in higher animals is the precursor of bile acids and steroid hormones and a key constituent of cell membranes
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| coronary thrombosis | Obstruction of a coronary artery by a thrombus, often leading to destruction of heart muscle
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| diuretic | pertaining to or causing diuresis
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| electrocardiogram | graphic tracing of the variations in electrical potential caused by the excitation of the heart muscle and detected at the body surface
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| embolism | An embolism is an obstruction in a blood vessel due to a blood clot or other foreign matter that gets stuck while traveling through the bloodstream
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| endocarditis | the inner lining of the heart muscle, which also covers the heart valves
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| erythrocytes | red blood cells
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| hemoglobin | the oxygen-carrying pigment of erythrocytes, formed by developing erythrocytes in the bone marrow
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| hemostasis | interruption of blood flow through any vessel or to any anatomical area.
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| ischemic heart disease | any of a group of acute or chronic cardiac disabilities resulting from insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to the heart
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| leukemia | a progressive, malignant disease of the blood-forming organs, marked by distorted proliferation and development of leukocytes and their precursors in the blood and bone marrow
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| leukocytes | white blood cells
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| myocardial infarction | Occlusion of one or more coronary arteries caused by plaque buildup
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| orthostatic hypotension | Low blood pressure that occurs upon standing up
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| pericardium | Double-walled membranous sac that encloses the heart
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| phlebitis | Inflammation of a superficial vein
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| raynauds phenomenon | Peripheral arterial occlusive disease in which intermittent attacks are triggered by cold or stress
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| sickle cell anemia | Genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin, resulting in some blood cells assuming a sickle shape
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| tachycardia | Abnormally rapid heart rate, less than 60 beats per minute
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| thrombosis | Abnormal condition of having thrombus (blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein)
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| transfusion reaction | Serious, potentially fatal, complication of a blood transfusion in which a severe immune response occurs because the patient’s blood and the donated blood do not match
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| varicose veins | Abnormally swollen veins, usually occurring in the superficial veins of the legs
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| ventricular fibrillation | Rapid, irregular, and useless contractions of the ventricles
Instead of pumping strongly, the heart muscle quivers ineffectively.
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