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Med Term Cardiac
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Profuse sweating | diaphoresis |
| Vague, uneasy feeling of body weakness, istress, or discomfort before and during a disease | malaise |
| sticky or gummy | viscosity |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| Condition of being stopped or bringing to a stop | arrest |
| Loss of effective cardiac functions | cardiac arrest |
| Cessation of the circulation of blood due to ventricular standstill or fibrillation | circulatory arrest |
| Radiological examination of the blood vessels of and around the heart | aortography |
| Injection of radioactive tracers to create images of body parts and identify body functions and diseases | scintigraphy |
| Destruction of a blood clot using anticlotting agents | thrombloysis |
| AS | aortic stenosis |
| ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| AV | atrioventricular, arteriovenous |
| chol | cholerserol |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
| HF | heart failure |
| LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| PAC | premature atrial contraction |
| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| PVC | premature ventricular contraction |