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Medical Terms for Chapter 5 & 4

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Cardi   Heart  
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angi   vessel  
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arteri   artery  
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capill   capillary  
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phleb   vein  
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ven   vein  
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hem,hemat   blood  
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aort   arota  
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ather   fat  
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brady   slow  
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crasia   mixture of blending  
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emia   blood condition  
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erthr   red  
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leuk   white  
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tachy   rapid  
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thromb   clot  
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my   muscle  
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ventricul   ventricles  
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inter   between  
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-cyte   cell  
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valvu   valve  
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embol   something inserted; bol: cast, em: blodd  
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coron   crown  
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isch   hold back /lack of  
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lipid   fat  
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aneurysm   a ballooning of a vessel  
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chrom: chromat   color  
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-ism   condition  
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plast   growth  
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venules   small veins  
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penia   decreased  
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fasci,   fascia  
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fibr   fiber  
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kines,kenesi   movement  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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ton   tone  
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tax   coordination  
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tri   three  
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duct   lead  
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ten /o , tend/o , tendin   tendons  
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-ion   action  
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tens   stretch out  
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flex   bend  
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ceps   head  
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bi   two  
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lysis   breakdown, destroy  
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poly   many  
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sarc   flesh  
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brady   slow  
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asthenia   weekness  
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condyl   knuckle  
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-paresis   partial or incomplete paralysis  
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hemi   half  
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quadri   four  
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electr   electricity  
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neur   nerve  
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-dynia   pain  
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carpi   wrist bone  
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clon   violent action  
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cardiovascularsystem   consists of the heart, blood, vessels  
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pericardium   known as the pericardial sac double-walled membranous sac that encloses the heart  
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epicardium   is the external layer of the heart and inner layer of the pericardium  
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myocardium   also known as myocardial muscle is the middle and thickest of the heart's three layers and consists of specialized cardiac muscle tissue. This muscle maintains the flow of blood throughout the body  
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endocardium   which consists of epithelial tissue it is the inner lining of the heart. This surface comes into direct contact with the blood as it is being pumped through the heart.  
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atria   two upper chamber of the heart. They are the receiving chambers and all blood vessels coming into the heart enter here.  
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Septum   is a wall that separates two chanbers  
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ventricles   are the lower chambers of the heart. They are the pumping chambers, and all blood vessels leaving the heart emerge from the ventricles  
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Tricuspid   controls the opening between the right atrium and the right ventricle.. means having three cusps  
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pulmonary semilunar valve   located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.  
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pulmonary   means pertaining to the lungs  
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semilunar   means half moon shaped like a half moon  
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mitral valve   also known as the bicuspid valve is located between the left atrium and left venticle. Biscupid means having two cusps  
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aortic semilunar   is located between the left ventricle and aorta  
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pulmonary circulation   is the flow of blood only between the heart and lungs  
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pulmonary arteries   carry deoxygenated blood out of the right ventricles and into the lungs. This is the only place in the body where deoxygenated blood is carried by arteries instead of veins  
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pulmonary veins   carry the oxygenated blood from the lungs into the left atrium of the heart. This is the only place in the body where veins carry oxygenated blood  
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systemic circulation   includes the flow of blood to all parts of the body except the lungs  
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Sinoatrial node   establishes the basic rhythm and rate of the heartbeat (natural pace maker)  
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atrioventricular node   transmits the electrical impulses onward to the bundle of His  
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bundle of HIs   fibers that carry electrical impulse to ensure to insure the sequence of the heart contractions  
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purkinje fibers   This contraction of the ventricles forces blood out of the heart and into the aorta and pulmonary arteries  
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arteries   are large blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to all regions of the body  
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Neutrophils   formed in the red bone marrow are the most common type of WBC  
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Basophils   are the least common and are responsible for the symptoms of allergies  
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Eosinophils   they destroy paraasitic organisms and paly a major role in allergic reactions  
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Lymphocytes   they identify foreign substances and germs in the body (bacteria or viruses) they produce antibodies that specifically target them  
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Monocytes   they provide immunological defenses against many infectious organisms  
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aneurysm   is a localized weak spot or ballon like enlargement of the wall of an artery. Can be fatal  
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ateriosclerosis   hardening of the arteries  
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Chronic venous insufficiency   circulation is inadequate due to partial vein blockage or leakage of venous valves effects the feet and ankles causes discoloration of the skin  
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phlebitis   inflammation of a vein occurs in superficial vein  
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varicose veins   abnormally swollen veins occur when valves in the veins malfunction and allow blood to pool in these veins causing them to enlarge  
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thrombosis   is the abnormal condition of a having a thrombus  
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thrombus   is a blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery  
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thrombotic occlusion   is the blocking of an artery by a thrombus  
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coronary thrombosis   is damage to the heart muscle caused by a thrombus blocking a coronary artery  
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deep vein thrombosis   is the condition of having a thrombus attached to the wall of a deep vein blockage can form in the legs example sitting to long on a airplane it can break loose and be fatal  
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embolism   is the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus  
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embolus   is a foreign object such as a blood clot quantity of air or gas or a bit of tissue or tumor tha is circulating in the blood  
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Blood dyscrasia   is any pathologic condition of the cellular elements of the blood  
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Hemochromatosis   is a genetic disorder in which the intestines absorb too much iron  
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leukopenia   that the number of leukocytes in the blood are less than normal  
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polycythemia   is an abnormal increase in the number of red cells in the blood due to excess production of bone marrow  
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Septicemia   blood poisoning/ is a systemic condition caused by the spread ob microorganisms and their toxins via the circulating blood  
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Thrombocytopenia   is a condition in which there is an abnormally small number of platelets circulating in the blood  
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Thrombocytosis   is an abnormal increase in the number of platelets in the circulating blood  
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hemmorrahage   is the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time  
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transfusion reactions   is a serious and potentially fatal complication of a blood transfusion when a patients blood does not match  
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Cholesterol   fatty substance that travels through the blood and is found in all parts of the body  
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heyperlipidemia   is elevated levels of cholesterol and fatty substances  
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myelodysplastic   bone marrow disorders  
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leukemia   type of cancer found in blood forming tissues, other organs and in circulating blood  
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Anemia   is a lower than normal number of erythrocytes it means inadequate hemoglobin which means all parts of the body receives less oxygen  
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Aplastic   failure of blood cell productions leads to fatigue and weakness  
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Hemolytic anemia   is a condition of an inadequate number of circulating red blood cells due to the premature destruction of red cells by the spleen  
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Iron deficiency anemia   common form of anemia Iron is essential component of hemoglobin blood can not carry oxygen effectively  
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