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arterio   artery  
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arteriolo   arteriole  
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athero   fattyyu substance  
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embol   plug  
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ischo   to keep back  
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stetho   chest  
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varic   dilated vein  
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vasculo or vaso   blood vessel  
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venulo   venule  
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sono   sound  
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sphygm   pulse  
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genic   producing  
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lysis, lytic   destruction  
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manometer   instrument to measure pressure  
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ole   small  
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rrhaphy   suture  
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rrhexis   rupture  
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stenosis   narrowing  
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peri   arpund  
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per   through  
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ultra   excess  
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aneurysm   localized widening of artery due to weakness in arterial wall  
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angina pectorisis   servre cheast pain caused by myocardial ischemia  
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arrhythmia   irregular heart beat  
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auscultation   listening to sounds within the body  
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bacterial endocarditis   inflamation of the inner lining of the heart  
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cardiac arrest   complete stopage of all activity in heart  
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cardiac enzymes   complex proteins released by heart muscles when it is damaged  
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congiential septal defect   birth defect in wall separating two chambers of the heart allowing the blood to pass between two chambers  
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coronary artery bypass graft   open heart surgury in which a weub us grafter to route blood around occuluded coronary artery  
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fibrillation   abnormail quivering of the heart fibers  
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heart valve prolapse   cups or flaps of the heart that are too loose to shut tightly allowing blood to flow backwards threw heart chambers  
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myocardial ischemia   loss of blood suply to heart muscle tisse of the myocardium due to occulsion of coronary artery  
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occlusion   blockage of blood vessel or other hollow structure  
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varicose veins   swallown and distended veins  
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stent   stainless steel tube placed within blood vessel or duct to widen lumen  
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