Medical Terminology for Health Professions Chapter 5 words activity
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| Anemia | show 🗑
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| show | A localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery.
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| Angina | show 🗑
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| Angioplasty | show 🗑
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| show | Slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming.
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| aplastic anemia | show 🗑
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| Arrhythmia | show 🗑
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| show | The surgical removal of plaque buildup from the interior of an artery.
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| Atheroma | show 🗑
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| show | Hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by a buildup of cholesterol plaque on the interior walls of the arteries.
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| show | Occurs when the normal rhythmic contractions of the atria are replaced by rapid, irregular twitching of the muscular heart wall.
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| show | Designed for use by nonprofessionals in emergency situations when defibrillation is requirednecessary, externally shocks the heart to restore a normal cardiac rhythm.
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| beta-blocker | show 🗑
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| blood dyscrasia | show 🗑
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| show | An abnormally slow resting heart rate.
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| cardiac arrest | show 🗑
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| cardiac catheterization | show 🗑
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| show | The term used to describe all diseases of the heart muscle.
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| carotid endarterectomy | show 🗑
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| show | A fatty substance that travels through the blood and is found in all parts of the body.
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| show | A condition in which venous circulation is inadequate due to partial vein blockage or to the leakage of venous valves.
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| coronary thrombosis | show 🗑
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| show | The use of electrical shock to restore the heart’s normal rhythm.
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| Diuretic | show 🗑
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| show | A record of the electrical activity of the myocardium.
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| Embolism | show 🗑
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| Embolus | show 🗑
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| Endocarditis | show 🗑
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| Erythrocytes | show 🗑
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| show | The oxygen-carrying blood protein pigment of the erythrocytes.
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| show | Characterized by an inadequate number of circulating red blood cells due to the premature destruction of red blood cells by the spleen.
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| Hemostasis | show 🗑
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| ischemic heart disease | show 🗑
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| Leukemia | show 🗑
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| show | The blood cells involved in defending the body against infective organisms and foreign substances.
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| Leukopenia | show 🗑
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| show | A blood disorder characterized by anemia in which the red blood cells are larger than normal.
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| show | A group of bone marrow disorders that are characterized by the insufficient production of one or more types of blood cells due to dysfunction of the bone marrow.
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| show | The occlusion (blockage) of one or more coronary arteries caused by plaque buildup; commonly known as a heart attack.
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| show | Low blood pressure that occurs upon standing up.
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| Pericardium | show 🗑
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| pernicious anemia | show 🗑
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| show | The inflammation of a vein.
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| Raynaud’s disease | show 🗑
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| Septicemia | show 🗑
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| sickle cell anemia | show 🗑
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| Tachycardia | show 🗑
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| temporal arteritis | show 🗑
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| show | Performed to evaluate how well blood flows through the coronary arteries of the heart muscle during exercise by injecting a small amount of thallium into the bloodstream.
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| Thrombocytopenia | show 🗑
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| Thrombolytic | show 🗑
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| show | The abnormal condition of having a thrombus.
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| show | The blocking of an artery by a thrombus.
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| show | A blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein.
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| transfusion reaction | show 🗑
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| show | An inflammation of a heart valve.
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| show | Abnormally swollen veins that usually occur in the superficial veins of the legs.
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| show | Consists of rapid, irregular, and useless contractions of the ventricles.
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| ventricular tachycardia | show 🗑
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