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Additional words relating to the cardiovascular system
Term | Definition |
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coronary arteries | arteries that supply blood to heart |
auscultation | listening to sounds using a stethoscope |
ischemia | insufficient blood supply to a tissue |
coronary artery disease | narrowing of arteries around the heart |
angina pectoris | heart ischemia but not death of heart muscle |
myocardial infarction | death of heart muscle; not of entire heart |
thrombus | blood clot on wall of vein |
embolus | piece of thrombus that has broken off and moved in blood vessel till it can't move farther because of size |
hypertension | high BP |
hypotension | low BP |