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73 Cards in this Set
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Leuk/o |
White |
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Melan/o |
Black |
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Erythr/o |
Red |
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Cyan/o |
Blue |
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Erythroderma |
Red skin |
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Leukoderma |
Whiteness of the skin |
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Melanoderma |
Black (discolored) skin |
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Melanocyte |
Black (dark) cell |
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Erythrocyte |
Red blood cell |
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-emia |
Condition in the blood |
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Cytology |
Study of cells |
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Leukocytopenia |
Decrease in the number of white blood cells |
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-penia |
Decrease in number of |
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Isch- |
Blocked |
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Transient ischemic attack (TIA) |
Temporary interruption of blood flow |
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Erythremia (polycythemia) |
Too many red blood cells |
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Erythrocytopenia (can be due to abnormal bleeding) |
Someone who lacks the normal number of red blood cells |
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Thromb/o (thrombus) |
Clot |
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Thrombocytopenia |
Decrease in the number of platelets, not allowing blood to clot |
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Platelet (thrombocyte) |
Blood cell that causes clots |
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Hemoglobin (Hgb or Hb) |
The main function of a RED blood cell, carries oxygen |
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Hematocrit (Hct) |
Measures how much space in the blood is filled with RED Blood Cells |
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Hem/o (Hemat/o) |
Blood |
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RBC |
Red Blood Cell count |
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WBC |
White Blood Cell count |
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Peri- |
Surrounding (around) |
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Epi- |
Upon (on top) |
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Endo- |
Inside (inner) |
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My/o |
Muscle |
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Myocardium |
MUSCLE layer of the HEART |
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Endocardium |
INNER lining of the HEART |
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Epicardium (Pericardium) |
Surrounding the heart. Outer membrane ON the HEART |
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Carditis |
Inflammation of the heart |
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Myocarditis |
Inflammation of the heart muscle |
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Cardiologist |
One who specializes in diseases of the heart |
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-gram |
Record of (picture) |
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-graph |
Instrument used to make a record/picture |
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-graphy |
Process of using a recording instrument |
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-grapher |
Person who makes the recording/picture |
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Ather/o |
Thick, fatty |
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Atherogenesis |
FORMATION of abnormal FAT in walls of arteries |
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Man/o |
Thin |
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Scler/o |
Hard |
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Steth/o |
Chest |
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Son/o 🎵 |
Sound |
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Sphygm/o 📈 |
Pulse |
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Tom/o 🍅 |
Slice |
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Angi/o (Vas/o) 🛳 |
Vessel |
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Brady- |
Slow |
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Tachy- |
Fast |
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a- or an- |
Without |
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-algia |
Pain |
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-ectomy |
Excision (cutting out. Removal) |
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-genic |
To generate |
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-oma |
Tumor |
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-plasty |
Repair |
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Angiosclerosis |
Hardening of a Vessel |
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Angioscopy |
Procedure of looking INTO an VESSEL with a SCOPE |
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Angiogenesis |
Formation of new blood VESSELS |
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Occlusion 🚫 |
Obstruction (block) |
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Infarct 🚫⬅️➡️☠ |
An area of ischemic necrosis. Blockage that causes cells to die. |
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Embolus (embolism) |
A moving blood clot (thrombus) |
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Aneurysm |
A vessel weakening |
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Sphymography 📈 |
Process of recording pressure, patterns, and strength of a PULSE |
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-manometer (thin meter, opposite of manatee) |
Instrument that measures the pressure of liquids and gasses |
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Phleb/o |
Vein |
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Phlebotomy (venipuncture) 🔪 |
Cutting into a vein |
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Phleboplasty |
Repair of a vein via surgery |
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Angiolysis |
Destruction of blood vessels |
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Arteriosclerosis |
Hardening of the arteries |
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Echocardiography |
Diagnostic test of the heart using ultrasound waves |
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Ischemia |
Blocked blood flow |
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Thrombolysis |
Destruction of blood clots |