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| Aortic | pertaining to the aorta
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| Apical | Pertaining to the apex
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| arterial | pertaining to the arteries
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| atrial | pertaining to the atrium
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| atrioventricular | Pertaining to the atrium and ventricles
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| bicuspid | Resembling two points
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| Bracial | Pertaining to the arm
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| Capillary | Pertaining to hairlike structures
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| Carotid | Resembling sleep
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| Cardiovascular | Pertaining to the blood vessel in the heart
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| Circulatory | Having the function of movement in a circular route
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| Coronary | Pertaining to the structure that encircles like a crown
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| Diastolic | Pertaining to dilating
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| Endocardium | The innermost structure of the heart
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| Femoral | Pertaining to the femur
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| Jugular | Pertaining to the throat
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| Mitrial | pertaining to a struture like a miter
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| Myocardial | pertaining to the heart muscle
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| Pericardium | structure around the heart
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| Popliteal | pertaining to the back of the knee
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| Pulmonary | pertaining to the lung
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| Radial | pertaining to the radius
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| Systolic | pertaining to contracting
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| Tibial | pertaining to the tibia
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| Tricuspid | resembing three projection points
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| Vasoconstriction | the action of the blood vessel narrowing
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| Vasodilation | the action of the blood vessel widening
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| Venous | pertaining to the vein
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| Ventricular | pertaining to the ventricles
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| anginal | pertaining to the angina
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| arrhythmia | a condition where the rhythm is irregular
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| atherosclerosis | condition where the artery hardens
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| arteriosclerotic | pertaining to the hard artery
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| bradycardia | condition where the heart beat is slow
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| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart
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| coarctiation | a process of being pressed together
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| cardiomyopathy | heart muscle disease
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| dysrrhythmia | condition of an abnormal or painful rhythm
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| endocarditis | inflammation within the heart
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| fibrillation | a process of having muscle fiber
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| hypercholesterolemia | condition of having high cholesterol in the blood
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| hyperlipidemia | condition of having a high fat count in the blood
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| hypertension | the condition of having higher pressure than normal (high blood pressure)
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| hypertrophy | above the process of development
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| infarction | the action of having an area of dead tissue
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| ischemia | condition where a foreign object is blocking blood flow
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| necrosis | condition of dead cells, tissue, or body
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| orthostatic hypotension | pertaining to below the pressure of standing straight in one place
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| palpitation | the process of throbbing
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| pericarditis | inflammation around the heart
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| peripheral | pertaining to outer aspects
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| regurgitation | the action of flowing backwards
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| rheumatic | pertaining to a watery discharge
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| stenosis | condition of narrowness
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| tachycardia | condition of a fast heart beat
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| tamponade | the action to stop up
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| tetralogy | the study of four
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| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of the vein caused by a thrombus
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| electrocardiogram | the process of recording the electricity in the heart
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| telemetry | the process of measuring distance
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| angiogram | a record or picture of a blood vessel
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| echocardiography | the process of recording the echo of the heart
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| cardioversion | the action to travel the heart
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| defibrillator | the person who produces or does the reversal of muscle fiber
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| sphygmomanometer | an instrument to take a thin pulse
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| endarterectomy | the surgical removal of the inside of an artery
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| cardiopulmonary | pertaining to the heart and lung
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| angioplasty | process of reshaping the blood vessel by surgery
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| pericardiocentesis | procedure to puncture the area around the heart
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| antiarrhythmic | pertaining to against away from rhythm
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| antihypertensive | pertaining to against high pressure
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| diuretic | pertaining to completely through the urinary system
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| thrombolytic | pertaining to breaking down thromboses
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| ACE | angiotensin-converting enzyme
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| AED | automatic external defibrillator
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| a fib | arterial fibrillation
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| AV | atrioventricular
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| BP | blood pressure
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| bpm | beats per minute
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| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft
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| CAD | coronary artery disease
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| cath | catheter
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| CCU | coronary care unit
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| CHF | congestive heart failure
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| CPR | cardiopulmonary resusitation
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| ECG | electrocardiography
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| echo | echocardiogram
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| EKG | electrocardiography
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| HTN | hypertension
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| JVD | jugular venous distention
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| MI | myocardial infarction
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| mm Hg | millimeters of mercury
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| PMI | point of maximum impulse
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| PVC | premature ventricular contraction
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| PVD | peripheral vascular disease
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| S1, S2, S3, S4 | first, second, third, fourth heart sound
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| V fib | ventricular fibrillation
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| V tach | ventricular tachycardia
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