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17 Cards in this Set
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angioma
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tumor composed of blood vessels
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angiostenosis
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narrowing of a blood vessels
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aortic stenosis
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narrowing, pertaining to the aorta (narrowing of the aortic valve)
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arteriosclerosis
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hardening of the arteries
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atherosclerosis
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hardening of fatty plaque
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bradycardia
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condition of a slow heart (rate less than 60 bpm)
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cardiomegaly
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enlargement of the heart
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cardiomyopathy
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disease of the heart muscle
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endocarditis
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inflammation of the inner (lining) of the heart
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myocarditis
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inflammation of a muscle of the heart
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anemia |
condition in which there is a reduction in the number of erythrocytes |
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embolus (pl. emboli) |
blood clot or foreign material, such as air or fat, that enters the bloodstream and moves until it lodges at another point in the circulation |
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hemophilia |
inherited bleeding disease most commonly caused by a deficiency of a coagulation factor VIII |
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leukemia |
malignant disease characterized by excessive increase in abnormal leukocytes formed in the bone marrow |
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sepsis |
condition in which pathogenic microorganisms, usually bacteria, enter the bloodstream, causing a systemic inflammatory response to the infection |
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hodgkin disease |
malignant disorder of the lymphatic tissue characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes, usually beginning in the cervical node |
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infectious mononucleosis |
acute infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus characterized by swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, fatigue, and fever. This disease affects mostly young people and is usually transmitted by saliva |
