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| Bradycardia | slow heartbeat
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| antiarrhythmic | medication that controls irregularities of the heartbeat
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| myocardial infarction | heart attack
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| embolus | blood clot in blood
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| vascular surgeon | physician who specializes in disorders of blood vessels
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| pharyngotomy | surgical incision of pharynx
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| aphonia | loss of speech
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| atelectasis | collapsed lung, incomplete inflation
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| pneumothorax | air in chest cavity
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| cardiomegaly | enlargement of heart
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| pharyngitis | inflammation of pharynx
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| pulmonologist | specialist who treats disorders of the lung
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| thoracostomy | surgical creation into the chest
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| tracheotomy | incision made into trachea
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| laryngectomy | surgical removal of larynx
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| pneumonia | inflammation of lungs
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| angiitis | inflammation of blood vessels
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| angiospasm | contraction of blood vessels
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| angiostenosis | narrowing of a blood vessel
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| arteriosclerosis | thickening of arterial walls
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| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein
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| carditis | inflammation of heart
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| endocarditis | inflammation of lining of heart
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| myocarditis | inflammation of heart muscle
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| pericarditis | inflammation of sac surrounding heart
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| dyspnea | difficult breathing
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| eupnea | normal breathing
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| hyperpnea | deep respiration
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| hypopnea | shallow respiration
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| tachypnea | rapid respiration
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| atel/o | incomplete
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| cyan/o | blue
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| -ectasis | stretching, expansion
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| phon/o | voice
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| -pnea | breathing
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| bronchitis | inflammation of bronchial walls
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| bronchodilator | expands opening of passage into lungs
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| bronchorrhea | excessive flow of mucus from bronchi
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| pleurisy | inflammation of pleura
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| emphysema | loss of lung function
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| empyema | accumulation of pus in pleural cavity
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| epistaxis | nosebleed
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| hemoptysis | spitting of blood
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| hemothorax | accumulation of blood in pleura cavity
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| phlebography | radiographic test
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| hemorrhage | loss of a large amount of blood
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| septicemia | bacteria in the blood
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| leukopenia | decrease in white blood cells
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| palpitation | racing heartbeat
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| valvulitis | inflammation of heart valve
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| hematologist | specializes in blood disorders
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| septoplasty | surgical repair of nasal septum
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| cyanosis | bluish discoloration of skin
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| asphyxia | loss of consciousness, no oxygen
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| dysphonia | difficult speaking
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| tuberculosis | infectious disease
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| tachycardia | fast heart beat
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| trache / o | trachea, windpipe
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| -ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out
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| pharyng / o | throat, pharynx
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| -otomy | cutting, surgical incision
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| laryng / o | voice box, larynx
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| pneum / o | lung, air
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| -ostomy | surgical creation of an artificial opening
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| acute nasopharyngitis | common cold
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| pharyngotomy | surgical incision of pharynx
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| thoracotomy | surgical incision of lung
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| varicose veins | abnormally swollen veins
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| angina pectoris | chest pain due to inadequate blood flow
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