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Cardiovascular System

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Aorta   The largest artery in the blood  
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Arterial Anastomosis   Pertaining to joining of one artery to another  
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Arteriosclerosis   Hardening of arteries  
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Atherectomy   Removal of plaque from an artery  
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Brachial Artery   The artery in the arm  
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Capillary   smallest blood vessel  
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Cardiomegaly   enlargement of he heart  
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Hypercholesterlemia   high level of fat  
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Hypoxia   low oxygen  
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Interatrial Septum   the wall between the atria of the heart  
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Mitral Valvulitis   inflammation in the mitral valve  
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Pericardiocentesis   remove of fluid from the heart by needle  
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Phlebotomy   the act of opening a vein for litting or drawing blood  
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Pulmonary Artery   carries oxygen-poor blood to the lings from the heart  
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Sinoatrial Node   pacemaker of the heart  
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Sphygmomanometer   instrument to measure blood pressure  
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Thrombolysis   breaken down clot  
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Valvuloplasty   surgical repair of a valve  
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Vasodilation   Widening of blood vessels that results from relaxation of the muscular walls of the vessels.  
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Vena cava   large veins, return deoxygenated blood frome the body into the heart  
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