Medical HUC
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aneurysm | balloon-like enlargement of the artery wall
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angina | choking, suffocating, and cheast pains caused by insufficient oxygen to the heart
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antiarrhythmic | medication to control irregularities of the heartbeat
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anticoagulant | medication to low and prevent clotting (thrombolytic)
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antihypertensive | medication to lower high bp
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anemia, aplatic | absence of all formed blood elements
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arrhythmia | loss of a normal rythym
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arteritis | inflammation of the arteries
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atheroma | fatty deposit within the wall of the artery
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atherosclerosis | hardening/narrowing of the arteries due to cholesterol plaques
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bradycardia | abnormally slow heartbeat
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cardiac catheterization | placement of a catheter through vein or artery into the heart
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cholesterol | lipids that travel in blood packages (lipoprotein)
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defibrillation | electric shock to restore the heart's normal rythym.
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diastolic | lowest pressure against the blood vessel's walls
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electrocardiogram | record of the electrical activity of the myocardium
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embolism | Blocked vessel by an embolus.
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fibrillation | Rapid, random, and ineffective contractions of the heart
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hemoglobin | blood test that measures the average blood glucose level over the previous three to four months
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hemostasis | to control bleeding
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hypoperfusion | - A deficiency of blood passing through an organ or body part.
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ischemia | Deficiency in blood supply due to either the constriction or the obstruction of a blood vessel.
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palpitation | An examination technique in which the examiners hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
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plaque | A solid raised area of skin that is different form the area around it and greater than 0.5 cm in diameter.
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systolic | Which occurs when the ventricles contract, is the highest pressure against the walls of the blood vessels.
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tachycardia | an abnormally fast heartbeat
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