1. tachypnea: rapid breathing
2. hemostasis: stoppage of bleeding
3. occlude: to close tightly
4. hemorrhage: rapid flow of blood
5. hypertension: blood pressure that
is above normal
6. vasodilator: agent or nerve that
enlarges the lumen of the blood vessels
7. plasmapheresis: removal of plasma
( from withdrawn blood)
8. cardiogenic: originating in the
heart
9. hematopoiesis: formation of blood
cells
10. coagulation time: blood test to
determine the time it takes for blood to form a clot
11. lymphangiography: process of x-ray
filming the lymphatic vessels
12. leukocyte count (wbc): white blood
cells count (number of WBC per cubic millimeter of blood)
13. venogram: x-ray film of the veins
( taken after injection of dye)
14. echocardiogram: record made of
the structure and motion of the heart using sound waves
15. angioscopy: visual examination
of a blood vessel
16. phlebotomy: excision of a vein
17. angiorrhaphy: surgical repair
of a blood vessel
18. splenectomy: excision of the spleen
19. polyarteritis: inflammation of
many (sites) in the arteries
20. splenomegaly: enlargement of the
spleen