Acquiring Medical Language
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| arteriopathy | disease of the arteries
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| aortitis | inflammation of the aorta
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| aortic aneurysm | bulging or swelling of the aorta
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| aortic regurgitation | flow of blood backward from the aorta into the heart; caused by a weak heart valve
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| angioma | blood vessel tumor
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| aneurysm | bulge in a blood vessel
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| angiocarditis | inflammation of the heart vessel
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| angioedema | swelling of the blood vessels
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| arteritis | inflammation of the arteries
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| atrial fibrillation | quivering or spontaneous contraction of muscle fibers in the heart's atrium
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| atrial septal defect | flaw in the septum that divides the two atria of the heart
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| cardiac arrest | cessation of functional circulation
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| cardiomyopathy | disease of the heart muscle
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| carditis | inflammation of the heart
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| congenital heart defect | flaw in the structure of the heart, present at birth
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| congestive cardiomyopathy | heart cavity is unable to pump all the blood out of it (congestive) and becomes stretched (dilated), which causes weak/slow pumping of blood
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| congestive heart failure | heart failure characterized by the heart cavity being unable to pump all the blood out of it (congestive)
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| coronary thrombosis | obstruction of a coronary artery by a clot
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| deep vein thrombosis | the formation of a blood clot deep in the body, most commonly in the leg
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| dilated cardiomyopathy | another term for congestive cardiomyopathy
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| endocarditis | inflammation of the tissue lining inside of the heart
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| hypertension | high blood pressure
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| hypertropic cardiomyopathy | heart muscle becomes enlarged and blocks blood flow
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| hypotension | low blood pressure
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| myocardial infarction | death of heart muscle tissue
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| myocardial ischemia | blockage of the blood to the heart muscle
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| myocarditis | inflammation of the heart muscle
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| normotension | normal blood pressure
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| pericardial effusion | fluid pouring out into the tissue around the heart
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| pericarditis | inflammation of the tissue around the heart
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| phlebitis | inflammation of the veins
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| phlebostenosis | narrowing of the veins
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| restrictive cardiomyopathy | heart muscle hardens, restricting the expansion of the heart and thus limiting the amount of blood it can pump to the rest of the body
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| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein caused by a clot
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| valvulitits | inflammation of a heart valve
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| vasculitis | inflammation of blood vessels
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| ventricular septal defect | flaw in the septum that divides the two ventricles of the heart
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