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Heart Vocab Flash

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blood protein that gives blood color   hemoglobin  
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disease of heart muscle   cardiomyopathy  
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slow heart rate   bradycardia  
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puncture of sac around heart to remove fluid   pericardiocentesis  
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repair of vessel/duct   angioplasty  
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blood vessel tumor   hemangioma  
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rupture of vessel duct   angiorrhexis  
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enlarged heart   cardiomegaly  
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heart doctor   cardiologist  
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hardening due to fatty plaque build up   atherosclerosis  
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small artery   arteriole  
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inflammation of a vein   phlebitis  
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to hold back blood   ischemia  
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deficient amount of clotting cells   thrombocytopenia  
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pounding/racing heart   palpitations  
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to examine by touching   palpation  
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tissue lining heart   endocardium  
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narrowing   stenosis  
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fatty tumor   atheroma  
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contracting phase of heart beat   systole  
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relaxing phase of heart beat   diastole  
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measuring something from a distance   telemetry  
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anent to treat high blood pressure   antihypertensive  
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anthing traveling in blood stream   embolus  
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wall between structures   septum  
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enstrument to measure blood pressure   sphygmomanometer  
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bounding dilated vessel   varicose  
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out of place   ectopic  
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between lower chambers of heart   interventricular  
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use of high frequency sound waves to record image of heart   ultrasonography  
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fast breathing   tachypnea  
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