MA 140 Week 2 Med Terms
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kaciemarieduhh on May 23, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bradycardia | abnormally slow heartbeat |
| tachycardia | abnormally rapid heartbeat |
| leukemia | cancer characterized by an increase of abnormal white blood cells |
| anemia | disorder characterized by negative (without) red blood cell levels |
| angiostenosis | narrowing of a blood vessel |
| angiography | x-ray of the blood vessels after injecting a contrast medium |
| phlebography | x-ray of the veins after injecting a contrast medium |
| polyarteritis | inflammation of many arteries |
| thrombosis | having an abnormal blood clot |
| endocarditis | inflammation of the inner lining of the heart |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| hemostasis | stoppage or sluggishness of blood flow |
| aortitis | inflammation of the aorta |
| arrhythmia | abnormal heart rhythm |
| leukocytes | white blood cells |
| biopsy | "to view life" by removing & examining tissue, cells or fluids from a living body |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| angioplasty | surgical repair of a blood vessel |
| angiogram | picture of a blood vessel |
| atherosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
| hematologist | specialist in diagnosing and treating blood disorders |
| septicemia | blood poisoning or a systememic disease caused by the spread of microorganisms in the blood |
| ischemia | temporary deficiency in blood supply due to either the narrowing or blockage of a blood vessel |
| erythrocytes | red blood cells |
| palpitation | pounding or racing heart |
| hyperlipidemia | the condition of elevated plasma concentrations of various fat cells (cholesterol, triglycerides, and lipoproteins) in the blood stream |
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