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12 Cards in this Set
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Anastomosis |
Surgical connection between blood vessels or the joining of one hollow or tubular organ to another |
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aneurysm |
Abnormal whining or ballooning of a portion of an artery due to weakness in the wall of the blood vessel |
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angina pectoris |
Chest pain that occurs when diseased blood vessels restrict blood flow to the heart |
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Angiocardiography |
Video X ray technique used to follow the passage of blood through the heart and great vessels after an intravenous injection of radiopaque contrast substance |
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Angiogram |
X-ray record of the size, shape, and location of the heart and its blood vessels |
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Angioma |
Tumor of a blood vessel |
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Angioplasty |
Surgical repair of a blood vessel |
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angiostenosis |
Pathological condition of the narrowing of a blood vessel |
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Arrhythmia |
Irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heart |
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arterial |
Pertaining to an artery |
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Arteriosclerosis |
Hardening of arteries |
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arteritis |
Inflammation of an artery |
