Cardiovascular System
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| show | flat, leaf shaped structures that comprise the valves of the heart and prevent the backflow of blood
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| show | tubular space of channel within an organ or structure of the body; space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube
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| show | backflow or ejecting of contents through an opening
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| show | circular muscles found in a tubular structure or hollow organ that constrict or dilate to regulate passage of substances through its opening
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| show | narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel that limits blood flow, usually as a result of diseases, medications, or physiological processes
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| show | widening of the lumen of a blood vessel caused by the relaxing of the muscles of the vascular walls
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| show | thickness or a measure of how resistant a liquid is to flowing
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| aneurysm/o | show 🗑
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| angi/o vascul/o | show 🗑
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| show | aorta
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| arteri/o | show 🗑
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| show | arteriole
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| show | atrium
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| show | fatty plaque
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| cardi/o coron/o | show 🗑
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| show | electricity
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| show | embolus (plug)
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| show | blood vessel
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| show | muscle
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| phleb/o ven/o | show 🗑
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| show | hardening; sclera (white of eye)
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| show | septum
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| sphygm/o | show 🗑
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| sten/o | show 🗑
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| show | blood clot
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| show | valve
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| show | ventricle (of the heart or brain)
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| show | heart condition
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| show | narrowing, stricture
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| show | slow
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| show | in, within
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| show | outside
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| show | around
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| show | across
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| show | localized abnormal dilation of a vessel, usually an artery
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| show | chest pain caused by obstructions or spasms of the coronary arteries that decrease blood flow to the myocardium
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| arrythmia | show 🗑
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| show | abnormally slow heart rate, usually fewer than 60 bpm in a resting adult
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| fibrillation | show 🗑
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| show | interference with the normal transmission of electrical impulses from the SA node to the Purkinje fibers
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| tachycardia | show 🗑
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| bruit | show 🗑
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| show | disease or weakening of heart muscle that diminishes cardiac function
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| show | narrowing of a vessel, especially the aorta
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| embolism | show 🗑
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| show | disorder that occurs when the heart is unable to effectively pump the quantity of blood required by the body
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| show | excessive amounts of lipids (cholesterol, phospholipids, and triglycerides) in the blood
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| hypertension | show 🗑
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| show | low blood pressure persistently lower than 90/60 mm Hg
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| show | structural defect in which the mitral (bicuspid) valve leaflets prolapse into the left atrium during ventricular contraction (systole), resulting in incomplete closure and backflow of blood
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| palpitation | show 🗑
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| peripheral artery disease | show 🗑
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| phlebitis | show 🗑
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| show | serious pathological condition resulting from rheumatic fever, commonly causing permanent scarring of the heart valves, especially the mitral valve
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| show | partial or complete loss of consciousness usually caused by a decrease supply of blood to the brain
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| thrombosis | show 🗑
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| show | blood clot forms in the deep veins of the body, especially those in the legs or thighs
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| show | 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
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| show | procedure that uses a small, portable system to record and store the electrical activity of the heart over a 24-48 hour period
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| stress test | show 🗑
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| show | blood test that measures the presence and amount of several substances released by the heart when it is damaged or under stress
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| show | series of blood tests (total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and triglycerides) used to assess risk factors of ischemic heart disease
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| angiography | show 🗑
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| aortography | show 🗑
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| show | specialized type of angiography that helps diagnose stenosis or obstruction of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscles
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| show | ultrasonography used to assess the direction and speed of blood flow through blood vessels by reflecting sound waves off red blood cells
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| show | ultrasound procedure that determines blood flow problems caused by blood clots, plaque, or tears on the walls of the carotid arteries
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| show | ultrasound test that produces moving images of blood passing through the heart, valves, and chambers, and assesses cardiac output
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| show | noninvasive imaging test using a radioactive tracer in conjunction with a stress test to show how well blood flows through (perfuses) the heart muscle at rest and during exercise
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| show | myocardial perfusion test that involves injection of a radioactive tracer into the blood while a gamma camera moves in a circle around the patient to create individual images as "slices" of the heart
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| cardiac magnetic resonance imaging | show 🗑
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