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The removal of an appendix
What is an appendectomy
Low blood count
What is anemia
picture of blood vessel
What is angiogram
Technician who draws blood
Phlebotomist
Tumor in blood vessel
Hemangioma
A small head
What is microcephaly
High cholesterol level
What is hypercholesterolemia
To stop bleeding
What is hemostasis
Xray of spinal cord
Myelogram
Paralysis of all four extremities
What is quadriplegia
An enlarged spleen
What is splenomegaly
Elevated carbon dioxide level
Hypercarbia
What a white blood cell is called
What is leukocyte
Electrical tracing/recording of brain waves
What is an EEG (electroencephalogram)
Loss of speech
What is aphasia
Inflammation/infection of the lining of the abdominal cavity
What is peritonitis
Inability of blood to coagulate
What is coagulopathy
Doctor who specializes in diseases of the heart
What is a cardiologist
To crush a kidney stone
What is lithotripsy
Name for stones in the gall bladder
What is cholelithiasis?
A low platelet count
What is thrombocytopenia
A type of anemia that originated in Africa
What is sickle cell anemia
Inflammation of the veins
What is phlebitis
Draining fluid from around the heart
What is pericardiocentesis
Removal of fluid from a joint
What is arthrocentesis