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CHAPTER 7-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stent | a tubular support placed temporarily inside a blood vessel, canal, or duct to aid healing or relieve an obstruction. |
| septum | a partition separating two chambers, such as that between the nostrils or the chambers of the heart. |
| pacemaker | an artificial device for stimulating the heart muscle and regulating its contractions. |
| stethoscope | steth- chest scope-instrument used for visual examination/ a medical instrument for listening to the action of someone's heart or breathing |
| hypertension | hyper- above, excessive/ abnormally high blood pressure. |
| oral | of or relating to the mouth. |
| tounge | the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth of a mammal, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and (in humans) articulating speech. |
| ulcer | an open sore on an external or internal surface of the body, caused by a break in the skin or mucous membrane that fails to heal. |
| lumen | The inner open space or cavity of a tubular organ, as of a blood vessel or an intestine. |
| ileus | Intestinal obstruction causing colic, vomiting, and constipation. |