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Cardiovascular System
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11th Grade
11/01/2010
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Pan
 Definition
all
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Brady
 Definition
slow
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Tachy
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fast
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-lysis
 Definition
Breakdown; destruction; separate; separation
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-poietin
 Definition
A hormone that stimulates the production of blood cells
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-blast
 Definition
immature
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-cytosis
 Definition
increase in the number of cells
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-penia
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decrease; deficiency
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-poiesis
 Definition
production; manufacture; formation.
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-stasis
 Definition
Standing; stable; stoppage; stopping; controlling
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constrict/o
 Definition
to draw together
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dilat/o
 Definition
to expand
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ech/o
 Definition
sound
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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arther/o
 Definition
fatty debris; fatty plague
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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coron/o
 Definition
crown
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embol/o
 Definition
plug
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isch/o
 Definition
hold back
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phleb/o
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vein
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rhythm/o
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rhythm
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thromb/o
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clot
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vas/o
 Definition
vessel
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ven/o
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vein
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erythr/o
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red
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hemat/o; hem/o
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blood
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leuk/o
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white
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myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow
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