| A | B |
|---|
| agranulocyte | nongranular, white blood cell |
| anticoagulant | chemical substance that prevents or slows blood clotting |
| B-lymphocyte | white blood cells synthesized in the bone marrow |
| coagulation | process of blood clotting |
| artery | blood vessel which carries blood away from the heart |
| ascites | accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
| aneurysm | a widening, or sac, formed by dilation of a blood vessel |
| cardiotonics | drug to slow and strengthen the heart |
| vein | vessel that carries blood toward the heart |
| hematopoeisis | the formation of red blood cells |
| hypertension | abnormally high blood pressure |
| hypotension | reduce or abnormally low blood pressure |
| idiopathic | conditions without clear pathogenic causes |
| leukocytosis | an increase in the white blood cell count, above 10,000 cells per cubic millimeter |
| myeloblast | cells that synthesize granulocytes in bone marrow |
| polycythemia | too many red blood cells |
| stroke volume | the amount of blood ejected from the ventricles with each heart beat |
