Cardiovascular System Reverse Definitions
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A hollow muscular organ that pumps blood through the arteries, capillaries, and veins | show 🗑
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show | shunt
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A small artery | show 🗑
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show | venule
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show | tricuspid valve
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show | bicuspid valve (mitral)
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A vessel that carries deoxygenated blood to the heart from the body organs and tissues | show 🗑
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show | artery
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Abnormal condition of a blood clot in the blood vessel which obstructs it at the site of its formation | show 🗑
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Act on kidneys to increase excretion of water and sodium | show 🗑
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show | aortography
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Angiography that is used to determine the degree of stenosis or obstruction of the arteries that supply blood to the heart | show 🗑
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Angioplasty of the coronary arteries in which a balloon catheter is inserted through the skin into the right femoral artery and threaded to the site of the stenosis to enlarge the lumen of the artery and restore forward blood flow | show 🗑
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show | coronary artery disease(CAD)
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Any endovascular procedure that reopens narrowed blood vessels and restores forward blood flow | show 🗑
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Arrhythmia in which the heart beats abnormally slowly, usually fewer than 60 beats per minute in a resting adult | show 🗑
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Arrhythmia in which there is a fast but regular rhythm, with the heart possibly beating up to 200 beats per minute | show 🗑
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Arrhythmia in which there is an abnormally rapid, uncoordinated quivering of the myocardium that can affect the atria or the ventricles | show 🗑
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show | heart block
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Backflow or ejecting of contents through an opening | show 🗑
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Block movement of calcium into myocardial cells and aterial walls, causing heart rate and blood pressure to decrease | show 🗑
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show | beta-blockers
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Blood clot that forms in the deep veins of the body, especially those in the legs or thighs, also called deep vein thrombosis | show 🗑
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Blood test that measures the presence and amount of cardiac enzymes in the blood including troponin T, tronin I and creatine kinase | show 🗑
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show | pulmonary artery
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show | pulmonary vein
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Chamber which collects deoxygenated blood from the body | show 🗑
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Chamber which pumps deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs | show 🗑
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Chamber which receives oxygenated blood from the lungs | show 🗑
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show | left ventricle
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Circular muscle found in a tubular structure or hollow organ that constricts or dilates to regulate passage of substances through its opening | show 🗑
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show | embolism
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Condition which develops when the valves of the veins are damaged. Characterized by enlarged veins and edema of the surrounding tissues | show 🗑
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show | cardioversion
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Destruction of a blood clot using anticlotting agents called clot-busters, such as tissue plasminogen activator | show 🗑
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show | necrosis
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Difficult breathing | show 🗑
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show | nitrates
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Disease or weakening of heart muscle that diminishes cardiac function | show 🗑
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show | stress test
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ECG taken with a small, portable recording system capable of storing up to 48 hrs of ECG tracings, also called event monitor test | show 🗑
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show | defibrillation
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show | hypertension (HTN)
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Enlargement of the heart | show 🗑
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Excessive amounts of lipids in the blood | show 🗑
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Extend the walls of the ventricles and transmit electric impulses to both ventricles, causing them to contract | show 🗑
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show | congestive heart failure (CHF)
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Fibrous sac which encloses the heart | show 🗑
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show | leaflet
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show | atherosclerosis
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High frequency sound waves are directed at soft tissue and reflected as "echoes" to produce an image in a monitor of an internal body structure; also called ultrasound, sonography, and echo | show 🗑
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Highly specialized cardiac tissue which initiates and continues contraction impulses | show 🗑
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show | automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD)
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Inability of valves to close properly | show 🗑
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show | valvotomy
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show | phlebitis
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Inflammation of a vein wall, which may cause clots to form | show 🗑
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Inflammation of the heart | show 🗑
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show | phlebitis
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show | sclerotherapy
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Innermost layer of the heart | show 🗑
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show | sphygmomanometer
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Irregularity in the rate or rhythm of the heart; also called dysrhythmia | show 🗑
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Large vein which collects and carries deoxygenated blood from the lower portion of the body and enters the right atrium | show 🗑
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large vein which collects and carries deoxygenated blood from the top portion of the body and enters the right atrium | show 🗑
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show | aorta
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show | myocardial infarction (MI)
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Local, temporary deficiency of blood supply to an organ or tissue due to circulatory obstruction | show 🗑
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show | aneurysm
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show | infarction
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show | angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
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show | statins
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show | capillaries
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Mild to severe suffocating pain that typically occurs in the chest and is caused by an inadequate blood flow to the myocardium; also called angina pectoris, intermittent chest pain usually short duration | show 🗑
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show | single-photon emission tomography (SPECT)
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Muscular layer of the heart | show 🗑
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show | septum
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show | stenosis
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Narrowing of a vessel, especially the aorta | show 🗑
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Hardening and narrowing of an artery along with the loss of its elasticity | show 🗑
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Low blood pressure persistently lower than 90/60 mm Hg | show 🗑
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show | carotid artery disease
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show | vasoconstriction
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show | magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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Nuclear procedure that uses radioactive tracers to detect how well the heart walls move as they contract and calculates the ejection rate | show 🗑
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show | epicardium
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show | pallor
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Partial or complete loss of consciousness that is usually caused by a decreased supply of blood to the brain; also called fainting | show 🗑
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Passage of a catheter into the heart through a vein or artery to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the heart | show 🗑
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Placement of a mesh tube inserted into a natural passage or conduit in the body to prevent or counteract a disease induced, localized flow constriction | show 🗑
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show | coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
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show | autonomic nervous system (ANS)
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Prevent, alleviate, or correct cardiac arrhythmias by stabilizing the electrical conduction of the heart | show 🗑
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Prevents the backflow of blood into the right ventricle | show 🗑
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Procedure that graphically records the spread of electrical excitation to different parts of the heart using small metal electrodes applied to the chest, arms , and legs | show 🗑
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show | electrophysiological studies (EPS)
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Procedure to remove or treat varicose veins | show 🗑
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show | diaphoresis
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show | angiography
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show | venography
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Rapid heart action | show 🗑
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Reduce blood pressure by relaxing the smooth muscle in blood vessels, particularly in the large arteries, arterioles, and large veins, which decrease vascular resistance | show 🗑
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show | arterial biopsy
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show | biopsy (Bx)
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show | embolectomy
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show | endarterectomy
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show | palpitation
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Series of blood tests (total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and triglycerides) used to asses risk factors of ischemic heart disease | show 🗑
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show | bradycardia
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show | congenital septal defect
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show | bruite
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Specialized MRI that provides information on both static and moving images of the heart, including blood flow velocity | show 🗑
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show | bundle of His
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show | viscosity
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Structural defect in which the mitral valve leaflets prolapse into the left atrium during ventricular contraction, resulting in incomplete closure and backflow of blood | show 🗑
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Surgical attachment of one end of a hollow structure to another end | show 🗑
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show | open heart surgery
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Surgical separation of the leaflets of the mitral valve, which have fused together at their points of contact | show 🗑
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Suturing of a blood vessel | show 🗑
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System composed of the heart, blood vessels and their function within the body | show 🗑
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show | nuclear perfusion study
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show | systole
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The relaxation phase of the heart | show 🗑
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treatment for a cardiac arrhythmias, usually performed under fluoroscopic guidance | show 🗑
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show | lumen
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Type of MRI scan that uses a magnetic field and radio waves to provide detailed images of blood vessels | show 🗑
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Ultrasonography that is used to visualize internal cardiac structures, produce images of the heart, and assess cardiac output | show 🗑
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show | Doppler ultrasonography
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show | vasodilation
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Hardening and narrowing of an artery along with the loss of its elasticity | show 🗑
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