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Question | Answer |
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what are erythrocytes? | erythrocytes are the medical term for red blood cells |
what is the medical breakdown for the term meaning "formation of a blood clot" | thromb-osis |
the abbreviation meaning "acquired immunodeficiency syndrome" is? | AIDS |
what does the suffix "-emia" mean? | blood condition |
the root "atri" is for? | atrium (upper chamber) |
what is the medical breakdown of the term meaning "irregular heartbeat"? | a-rrythm-ia |
what is the definition of "superior vena cava" | portion of the vena cava that gathers blood from the lower portion of the body |
what is the definition of the medical term meaning "cessation of functional cirrculation"? | cardiac arrest |
what is an angioplasty? including the medical breakdown | surgical reconstruction of the vein angio-plasty |
the abbreviation ECHO means? | echocardiagram |
the roots "adren/o" and "adrenal/o" are for what medical term? | adrenal gland |
what is the root word of medical term "thymus" | thym/o |
what is the medical term meaning "high blood sugar"? | hyperglycemia |
what does the prefix "hypophys" mean? | pituitary |
what does the medical term "adenectomy" mean? | removal of a gland |