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Unit 3 Terms
Term | Definition |
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Adrenalitis | Inflammation of the adrenal gland |
Hypoglycemic | Low blood sugar |
Goiter | Swollen thyroid |
Uremia | Urinary waste in blood |
Polyadenopathy | Disease involving many glands |
Thrombosis | Clotting condition |
Anemia | Reduction of red blood cells (RBC) |
Splenalgia | Pain in the spleen |
Poikilocytosis | Red blood cells in a variety of shapes |
Hematocrit | Ratio of red blood cells to total blood volume |
Arrhythmia | Irregular heartbeat |
Cardiomegaly | Enlarged heart |
Occlusion | Blockage/closing of a passage |
Echocardiogram | Record of the heart using sound waves to produce image of the heart, also known as a heart ultrasound |
Phlebosclerosis | Hardening of a vein |