Circulatory System
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Iron Deficiency Anemia | anemia that results from having insufficient iron to manufacture hemoglobin |
| Aplastic Anemia | Failure of blood cell production due to absence of formation of cells in the bone marrow |
| Pernicious Anemia | Progressive anemia that results from a lack of intrinsic factor essential for the absorption of vitamin B12. |
| Sickle cell Anemia | a genetic disorder in which erythroctyes take on an abnormal curved or "sickle" shape |
| Anemia | a deficiency of red blood cells |
| Aneurysm | the balooning out of an artery wall at a point where it has grown weak |
| Arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
| Atherosclerosis | condition in which fatty deposits called plaque build up on the inner walls of the arteries |
| Congestive Heart Failure | FAILURE OF THE HEART TO PUMP REQUIRED AMOUNTS OF BLOOD |
| Embolus | an abnormal particle (e.g. an air bubble or part of a clot) circulating in the blood |
| Hemophilia | congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding |
| Hypertension | high blood pressure |
| Leukemia | cancer of white blood cells |
| Myocardial Infarction | heart attack |
| Phlebitis | inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs) |
| Thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein with clot formation |
| Varicose Veins | abnormally swollen, twisted veins with defective valves, most often seen in the legs |
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