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Chapter 5 & 6

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an abnormal increase in the number or red blood cells in the blood   Polycythemia  
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the abnormal hardening of an artery   Atherosclerosis  
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the blockage of a blood vessel by a foreign object circulating in the blood   Embolis  
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type of medication is administered to lower high blood pressure   Antihypertensive  
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means inflammation of a vein   phlebitis  
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an abnormally slow heartbeat   Bradycardia  
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medication controls irregularities of the heartbeat   Antiarrhythmic  
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high blood pressure   Hypertension  
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rapid, irregular, and useless contractions of the ventricles   Ventricular fibrillation  
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which condition is a genetic disorder in which the intestines absorb too much iron   Hemochromatosis  
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the blocking of an artery by a clot   Thrombotic occlusion  
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to stop or control bleeding   Hemostasis  
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diagnostic technique records the patient's heart rates and rhythms over a 24-hour period   Pericarditis  
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a localized, balloon like enlargement of an artery   Aneurysm  
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describes a deficiency of blood flowing through an organ   Hypoperfusion  
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is the name of the inner layer of the heart   pericaditis  
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medication that is a clot-dissolving drug   Tissue plasminogen activator  
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which term describes a localized, balloon like enlargement an artery   aneurysm  
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which term means elevated plasma concentrations of cholesterol   hyperlipidemia  
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Which condition is also known as iron overload disease   hemochromatosis  
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Which term descrived any blood disorder in which there is an abnormally small number of platelets   thrombocytopenia  
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Which types of immunity developes from having had a contagious disease   acquired  
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Which term describes a benign tumor made up of abnormal lymphatic ves   lymphangioma  
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which term means a malignant new growth of epithelial cells   sarcoma  
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which organ plays important roles in both the immune and cardiovascular system   sleen  
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which term means a carcinoma derived from glandular tissue   adenocarcinoma  
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which term means a malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue `   myelosarcoma  
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which organ or structure has a major hemolytic function   spleen  
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which term refers to the state of being resistanct to a specific disease   immunity  
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