Cardiovascular Word List
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| Anastomosis | Surgical attachment of one end of a hollow structure to another end.
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| Angina | Intermittent chest pain, usually of short duration
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| Angiorrphaphy | Suturing of a blood vessel
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| Aneurysm | A localized, abnormal dilation of a blood vessel, usually an artery.
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| Aorta | Largest artery in the body which collect blood from the left ventricle, and delivers it to all parts of the body via smaller arteries.
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| Arrhythmia | Irregularity in heart action/beat.
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| Artery | Vessel that carries blood from the heart to body tissues and organs (oxygenated)
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| Arteriole | A small artery
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| Arteriosclerosis | Abnormal condition of hardening of the arteries.`
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| Atherosclerosis | Abnormal condition in which there is a build up of fatty deposits in the arteries.
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| Bicuspid Valve | A valve with two cusps, through which blood passes from the left atrium to the left ventricle(mitral valve)
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| Blood Pressure | Force exerted by the blood against the arterial walls during the contraction phase and relaxation phase of the heart
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| Bradycardia | Slow heart action
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| Bruit | A soft blowing sound heard on auscultation (murmur)
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| Bundle of His | Specialized muscle fibres in the wall between the vntricles that carry the electric impulses to the ventricles.
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| Capillaries | Microscopic blood vessels connecting arterioles and venules.
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| Cardiac Catheterication | Test which helps to asses the heart, mojor coronary vessels, valves and septum. Involves a catheter being inserted into the right side of the heart through an arm or leg.
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| Cardiomegaly | Enlargement of the heart
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| Cardiomyopathy | Any disease of the heart muscle that diminishes cardiac function (caused by viral infections and metabolic disorders
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| Cardiovascular System | System composed of the heart, blood vessels and their function withing the body.
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| Cardioversion | Conversion of a cardiac arrhythmia to normal sinus rhythm by the use of a device called a defibrillator.
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| Carditis | Inflammation of the heart.
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| CCU | Coronary Care Unit
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| Conductive Tissue | Highly specialized cardiac tissue which initiates and continues contraction impulses
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| Congenital Septal Defect | Small hole(s) within the atrial or vntricular septums, which is present at birth.
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