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Body Systems
Cardiovascular System - Pathology
Terms | Meaning |
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aneurysm | Local widening of an artery caused by weakness in the arterial wall or breakdown of the wall from atherosclerosis |
angina | Chest pain caused by decreased blood flow to heart muscle |
arrhythmia | Abnomral heartbeat |
atherosclerosis | Hardening of arteries with a collection fo cholesterol-like plaque |
congestive heart failure | Inability of the heart to pump its required amount of blood |
hypertension | High blood pressure |
myocardial infarction | Heart attack |
shock | A group of symptoms (paleness of skin, weak and rapid pulse, shallow breathing) indicating poor oxygen supply to tissues and insufficient return of blood to the heart |