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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Amenorrhea | Absence of menstrual period |
| Gynecomastia | Enlargement of men’s breast |
| Hypergonadism | Overproduction of hormones by the gonads resulting in excess testosterone in men and estrogen in women |
| Hypogonadism | Condition where sex glands don’t produce enough sex hormones. |
| Menarche | First menstrual period |
| Thelarche | Onset breast development |
| Angioplasty | A procedure to open narrowed or blocked arteries to restore blood flow |
| Embolism | The sudden obstruction of a blood vessel by a substance |
| Echocardiogram | ultrasound of the heart that uses sound waves to create moving images of the heart's chambers, valves, and walls |
| Myocarditis | inflammation of the heart muscle, the myocardium, that can weaken its ability to pump blood. |
| Hemorrhage | Bleeding from damaged blood vessels |
| Lymphedema | chronic condition caused by a buildup of protein-rich fluid in the body's soft tissues |
| Microcytosis | a condition where red blood cells are smaller than normal, often indicating an underlying issue like iron deficiency anemia or thalassemia |