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Unit 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pancreatitis | Inflammation of pancreas |
| Thymectomy | Surgical removal of the thymus gland |
| Exocrine | Glands that release secretions through ducts onto a body surface or into an internal organ |
| Ketosis | a metabolic state that occurs when your body uses burning fat instead of glucose to for energy |
| Polyuria | producing and passing abnormal amounts of urine |
| Anemia | Low iron in the blood |
| Embollsm | Mass of matter present in blood |
| Thrombus | Blood Clot |
| Hemotology | Study of the blood |
| Atrium | one of the two upper chambers of the heart |
| Artery | blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body |
| Phlebotomy | medical procedure of the removal of blood from vein using a needle |
| Arrhythmia | Irregular heartbeat |
| Phlebalgla | pain in the vein |
| Pericardium | tissue around the heart |