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SS CV words s3 sp24
Term | Definition |
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rupture of vesel | |
coronary | |
disease of heart muscle | |
inflammation of heart muscle | |
slow heart rate | bradycardia |
tissue inside/lining heart | endocardium |
tachycardia | fast heart rate |
sac/tissue surrounding heart | pericardium |
puncture of sac around heart | pericardiocentesis |
enlarged heart | cardiomegaly |
low red blood count | anemia |
surgical repair of vessel | angioplasty |
angiography | process of recording an image of a vessel |
inflammation of sac around heart | pericarditis |
no rhythm | arrhythmia |
birthmark | hemangioma |
hardening due to fatty plaque | atherosclerosis |
fatty material forming plaques in arteries | atheroma |
inflammation of a vein | phlebitis |
incision into a vein (but the word that means procedure to obtain a blood sample) | phlebotomy |
removal of inner lining of an artery | endarterectomy |
narrowing of | stenosis |