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med term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anemia | lower than normal number of red blood cells in blood |
| anoxia | absence of oxygen from the bodies tissues and organs |
| apnea | lack of breathing |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arteriorgram | x-ray of the artery |
| BP | blood pressure |
| brady | slow |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CF | cystic fybrosis |
| CHR | congestive heart failure |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| dyspnea | difficult/labored breathing. shortness of breath. |
| electrocardiogram | a record of the electrical activity of the myocardium |
| emia | blood condition |
| endocarditis | inflammation of the inner layer of the heart |
| epistaxis | bleeding from the nose caused by injury, excessive use of blood thinners |
| erythr/o | red |
| erythremia | abnormal increase in the number of blood cells |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| hemat/o | relating to the blood |
| hemolysis | destruction or breakdown of red blood cells |