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Ch. 8-10

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Term
Definition
erythrocyte   red blood cell  
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leukocyte   white blood cell  
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thrombocytes   platelets  
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coagul/o   coagulate  
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hem/o, hemat/o,   blood  
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hemolysis   blood break down  
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hematology   the study of blood  
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cyt/o   cell  
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lymphocyte   lymph cell  
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leuk/o   white  
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leukocytosis   white cell condition  
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phleb/o, ven/o   vein  
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phlebotomy   incision into the vein  
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-emia   blood condition  
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splen/o   spleen  
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-penia   deficiency  
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hemorrhage   excessive blood loss  
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hepatosplenomegaly   enlarged liver and spleen  
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hyperlipidemia   over fat blood condition  
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hypervolemia   over volume of blood condition  
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laparosplenectomy   spleen removed through the abdomen  
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tonsillectomy   tonsil removal  
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cardi/o   heart  
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sept/o   septum  
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septoplasty   repair of the septum  
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coron/o   "crown" blood vessels that supply the heart with blood  
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arteri/o   artery  
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arteriosclerosis   hardening of the artery  
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ather/o   fatty plaque  
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atherosclerosis   hardening of the artery due to fatty plaque  
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angiosclerosis   hardening of a vessel  
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occlusion   blockage of passage  
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myocardium   heart muscle  
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pericardium   sac around the heart  
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bradycardia   slow heart rate  
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tachycardia   fast heart rate  
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embolism   traveling clot  
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ischemia   low blood condition  
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thrombus   clot  
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hypotension   under stretch condition, low BP  
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myocardial infarction   MI damage of the heart muscle due to lack of blood flow  
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myocardial ischemia   blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle  
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DVT   deep vein thrombosis  
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HTN   Hypertension  
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vasodilator   medication used to relax or expand the blood vessel  
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CABG   Coronary Artery Bypass Graft  
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CPR   Cardiopulmonary resuscitation  
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nas/o, rhin/o   nose  
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laryng/o   voice box  
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pharyng/o   throat  
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trache/o   windpipe  
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tracheostomy   creation of an opening in the windpipe  
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pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o   air or lungs  
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bronch/o   bronchus-branches from the trachea  
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alveol/o   part of the lower respiratory system means "hollow" or "cavity"  
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phren/o   diaphragm  
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capn/o   carbon dioxide  
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bradypnea   slow breathing  
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spirometry   procedure to measure breathing  
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pulmonary neoplasm   new growth in the lung  
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pneumohemothorax   air and blood in the thoracic cavity  
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expectorant   medicine (agent) to remove mucus from the chest  
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