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tapping of a body surface with the fingers to determine the density of the body part beneath
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percussion
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a pulmonary infarction actually means
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lung blood flow blockage
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upper chambers of heart are
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atria
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the procedure for making a record of the structure and motion of the heart using sounds waves
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echocardiography
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a procedural bone marrow biopsy is referred to as
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sternal puncture
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the diagnostic term that means abnormal state of slow heart rate
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bradycardia
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arrhythmia means
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any variation from a normal heart rhythm or contraction
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the diagnostic term used to refer to a dilated or varicose internal and/or external vein in the rectum
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hemorrhoid
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diagnostic term for balooning of a weakened portion of arterial wall
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aneurysm
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term for distended veins usually found in the lower extremities
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varicose veins
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decrease in normal RBC numbers, iron, or hemoglobin levels
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anemia
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suturing of a vessel or to repair a vessel
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angiorrhaphy
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surgical repair of a blood vessel
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angioplasty
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cardiac cycle pahse where chambers contract raising blood pressure
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systole
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valve located between the left atrium and ventricle
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bicuspid mitral valve
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