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The clumping of red blood cells following a blood transfusion.
The process by which cells or other particles adhere to each other to form clumps. |
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A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) with a solid nucleus and clear cytoplasm;
A white blood cell without any granules in its cytoplasm. |
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A condition characterized by low red blood cell count. This condition decreases the ability to transport oxygen throughout the body.
Decreased number of red blood cells. |
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A serious and potentially life-threatening bulge in the wall of a blood vessel.
Circumscribed dilation of an artery or cardiac chamber. |
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| Heart valve that is a semilunar valve and that is situated between the left ventricle and the aorta and is in the shape of a half moon. |
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| Irregularity in heart rhythm. A condition when the heart rhythm is abnormal. |
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| Heart valve that has two cusps and that is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle. |
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| Heart valve that has two cusps and that is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle. |
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| Branches of arterioles and the smallest type of blood vessels. |
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| The blood pressure measured when the heart relaxes. |
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| A portion of a thrombus that breaks off and moves through the bloodstream. |
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| The inner most lining of the heart wall. |
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The outer most layer of the heart wall.
Export to main glossary: epicardium (EP-ih-har-DEE-um) |
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| Control of or stopping bleeding |
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| Persistent high arterial blood pressure. |
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| The wall separating the right and left atria from each other. |
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| The wall separating the right and left ventricles from each other. |
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| A medical condition in which bone marrow produces a large number of white blood cells that are not normal. |
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| Another term for a white blood cell. |
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| An excessive number of white blood cells. |
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| Also known as bicuspid valve. |
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| A heart attack that occurs when the blood flow to the heart is reduced as a result of blockage in the coronary arteries or their branches. |
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| The middle and thickest layer of the heart. |
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| A membrane that covers the hear and large blood vessels attached to it. |
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| Fragments of cytoplasm in the blood that are crucial to the clot formation; also call thrombocytes. |
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| When an organ slips out of its normal position. |
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| The route that blood takes from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart again. |
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| The route that blood takes from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart again. |
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| A heart valve that is a semilunar valve. It is situated between the right ventricle and the pulmonary truck. |
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| A large artery that branches into the pulmonary arteries and carries blood to the lungs. |
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| The liquid portion of blood (plasma) when all of the clotting factors have been removed. |
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| Rapid heart rate. (above 100 beats per minute). |
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| Another word for platelets. |
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| A medical condition that most commonly occurs in leg veins when a blood clot and inflammation develop. |
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| A clot attached to an injured blood vessel or lining. |
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| A heart valve that has three cusps and is situated between the right atrium and the right ventricle. |
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| Blood vessel carrying blood toward the heart. |
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| The bottom chambers of the heart that pumps blood. |
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