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arteriosclerosis |
thickening of walls of arteries |
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atherosclerosis |
patchy thickening of the arterial wall
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peripheral resistance |
the resistance to blood flow during circulation in smaller blood vessel |
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microcirculation |
flow of blood through capillaries
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circulatory shock |
any condition when blood vessels are inadequately filled,and the blood flow is inadequate to meet the demands of the body tissues |
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vascular anastomoses |
inter-connections of blood vessels |
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vasomotor tone
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Resting state of contraction of smooth muscles of blood vessels
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atheroma |
patchy thickening in the wall of a blood vessel |
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tributary of a vein
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Distal smaller vein that enters into a larger vein
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