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Week 1 PHM terms
pharm terms
Question | Answer |
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angina pectoris | chest pains caused by insufficient blood flow to the heart |
arrhythmia | irregular heartbeats resulting from a malfunction in the conduction system |
arteriosclerosis | hardening of the fibrosis of the arteries |
artherosclerosis | accumulation of the fatty deposits in the walls of the arteries |
artery | vessels that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the tissues of the body |
capillary | blood vessels at the cellular level |
coagulation | normal clotting formation |
CHF | condition in which the heart is unable to pump the amount of blood needed to meet the requirements of the body |
coronary artery disease | condition that occurs when the arteries that supply blood to the heart become hardened and narrow |
diuretic | agents that increases urine output and excretion of water from the body |
embolism | formation of a clot from any foreign substance that obstructs a vessel |
endocarduim | thin membrane that lines the interior of the heart |
enzyme | protein that accelerates a reaction by reducing the amount of energy required to initiate a reaction |
epicardium | outer layer of the heart wall |
hyperlipidemia | abnormally high levels of lipid in the plasma |
hypertension | elevated diastolic or systolic blood pressure |
myocardial infarction | death of an area of the heart muscle attributable to interruption of its blood supply |
myocardium | middle muscle layer of the heart wall |
pericardium | fluid-filled membrane that surrounds the heart |
syndrome | a set of condiditons that occur together |
thrombin | enzyme that is formed in a coagulating blood from prothrombin |
thrombolytic | medication used to break up a thrombus or blood clot |
thrombosis | formation of a blood clot |
vein | vessel that carries deoxygenated blood to or towards the heart |
venae cavae | large veins that carry deoxygenated blood from the upper and lower parts of the body to the right atrium of the heart. |