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GNARLED, ENLARGED VEINS, MOST COMMONLY APPEARING IN THE LEGS AND FEET

VARICOSE VIENS

COMMON TYPE OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS , IMPORTANT TO FIGHTING OFF INFECTIONS

ANURISM

NEUTROPHILS

FIBRILLATION

LEUKEMIA

ANEURYSM

An excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused by a weakening of the artery wall.

Is a term used for chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscle.

ANGIA

Is a term used for chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscle.

APLASTIC ANEMIA

ATHEROMA

Degeneration of the walls of the arteries caused by accumulated fatty deposits and scar tissue, and leading to restriction of the circulation and a risk of thrombosis. The fatty material that forms plaques in the arteries.

Obstruction of an artery, typically by a clot of blood or an air bubble.

EMBOLISM

FIBRILLATION

1 :an act or process of forming fibers or fibrils. 2 a :a muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination. b :very rapid irregular contractions of the muscle fibers of the heart resulting in a lack of synchronism between heartbeat and pulse.

LEUKEMIA

A malignant progressive disease in which the bone marrow and other blood-forming organs produce increased numbers of immature or abnormal leukocytes. These suppress the production of normal blood cells, leading to anemia and other symptoms.

LEUKOPENIA

A reduction in the number of white cells in the blood, typical of various diseases.

An inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles.

ISCHEMIA

PHELBO

Phlebotomy (from the Greek words phlebo-, meaning "pertaining to a blood vessel", and -tomia, meaning "cutting of") is the process of making an incision in a vein with a needle. The procedure itself is known as a venipuncture.

SHINCTNER

A ring of muscle surrounding and serving to guard or close an opening or tube, such as the anus or the openings of the stomach.

MYOCELE

Protrusion of muscle substance through a tear in its sheath. The small cavity that appears in somites.

ATROPHY

The wasting away or decrease in size of an organ or tissue in the body. When a body part is affected by paralysis, the muscles may atrophy through lack of use. Note: The term is also used in a more general way to refer to a wasting process: “Since he stopped playing, his piano skills have atrophied.”

:temporary cardiac arrest induced (as by drugs) during heart surgery.

CARDIOPELGIA

FASCIA

Anatomical terminology. A fascia (/ˈfæʃə/, /ˈfæʃiə/; plural fasciae /ˈfæʃɪ.i/; adjective fascial; from Latin: "band") is a band or sheet of connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath the skin that attaches, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs

Ganglion cysts are noncancerous lumps that most commonly develop along the tendons or joints of your wrists or hands. They also may occur in the ankles and feet. Ganglion cysts are typically round or oval and are filled with a jellylike fluid.Aug 16, 2017

GANGOLION CYCST

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