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Question	Answer
acrocyanosis	bluish tinge to the tips of the extremities.
angina pectoris	strangling pain in the chest.
apical pulse rate	pulse rate at the apex of the heart.
dysrhythmia	condition in which the normal rhythm of the heart is absent.
atrial flutter	rapid contraction of the atria of th heart.
auscultation	process of listening for heart sounds with a stethoscope.
blood pressure	pressure of the blood against the inner walls of the blood vessels.
bradycardia	condition in which the heartbeat is slower than normal.
bruise	discoloration of the skin that results from breaking of superficial blood vessels with the release of blood into the tissue.
bruit	abnormal sounds heard while listening with a stethoscope over a partially obstructed vessel.
cardiomegaly	condition in which the heart is enlarged.
echocardiogram	use of sound to produce a picture of the sound waves from different parts of the heart
electrocardiogram	record of the electrical activity of the heart.
extrasystole	sometimes referred to as premature contractions of the heart.
fibrillation	uncontrolled twitching of heart muscle fibers.
murmur	a sound heard through a stethoscope, produced by abnormal opening and closing of the valves in the heart or by abnormal flow of blood through the heart.
palpitation	awareness of an abnormally strong or abnormally rapid beating of one's heart.
radial pulse rate	pulse rate at the wrist that can be felt near the end of the radius bone.
sphygmomanometer	instrument for measuring blood pressure.
stethoscope	instrument used to hear the sounds produced in the neck, chest, heart, and abdomen.
tachycardia	condition in which the heart beats faster than normal.
thrill	fine vibration felt by the hand on the chest surface, resulting from a loud murmur.
vasoconstriction	constriction or narrowing of a blood vessel.
vasodilation	widening of a blood vessel.
ventricular hypertrophy	increase in the size of the ventricle of the heart.