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Heart valve located between the right atrium and right ventricle
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Tricuspid valve (one of the atrioventricular valves)
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Heart valve located between the left atrium and left ventricle
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Mitral valve (also called the bicuspid valve)(one of the atrioventricular valves
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Collective name given to the pulmonic and aortic valves of the heart
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Semilunar valves
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Two layer sac surrounding the heart
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Pericardium
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Outer layer of the heart (synonymous with the visceral layer of the serous pericardium)
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Epicardium
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Middle layer of the heart (thick muscle layer)
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Myocardium
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Inner lining or layer of the heart
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Endocardium
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Tubelike structures that carry blood throughout the body (collective name given to arteries and veins)
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Blood vessels
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Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
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Arteries
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Smallest arteries
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Arterioles
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Largest artery in the body
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Aorta
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Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
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Veins
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Smallest veins
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Venules
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Microscopic blood vessels that connect arterioles and venules
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Capillaries
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Composed of plasma and formed elements
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Blood
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Clear, straw colored, liquid portion of blood in which cells are suspended
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Plasma
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Red blood cells that carry oxygen
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Erythrocytes
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White blood cells that combat infection and respond to inflammation (collective name for all types)
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Leukocytes
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One of the formed elements in the blood responsible for aiding coagulation
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Platelets (Thrombocytes)
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Clear, watery fluid portion of the blood that remains after a clot has formed
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Serum
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Neutrophil
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One of the five types of leukocutes
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Eosinophil
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One of the five types of leukocutes
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Basophil
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One of the five types of leukocutes
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Lymphocyte
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One of the five types of leukocutes
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Monocyte
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One of the five types of leukocutes
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The five types of leukocytes are...
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1) Neutrophil
2) Eosinophil 3) Basophil 4) Lymphocyte 5) Monocyte |
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The formed elements within the blood constitute __% of the whole
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45%
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Plasma constitutes __% of the whole in blood
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55%
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Plasma is made of __% water and __% solutes
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90% water, 10% solutes
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Transparent tissue fluid the carries the lymphocytes and monocytes in the blood
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Lymph
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These vessels transport lymph from the body tissues to the chest
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Lymphatic vessels
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Small, spherical bodies composed of lymphatic tissue
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Lymph nodes
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In adults, the largest lymphatic organ in the body
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Spleen
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Plays an important role in developing the body's immune system from infancy to puberty
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Thymus gland
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angi/o
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Vessel (usually refers to blood vessel)
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Aort/o
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Aorta
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Arteri/o
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Artery
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atri/o
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atrium
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cardi/o
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heart
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lymphaden/o
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lymph node
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lymph/o
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lymph, lymph tissue
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myel/o
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bone marrow
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phleb/o, ven/o
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vein
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plasm/o
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plasma
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splen/o
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spleen
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thym/o
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thymus gland
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valv/o, valvul/o
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valve
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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ather/o
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yellowish, fatty plaque
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ech/o
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sound
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electr/o
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electricity, electrical activity
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isch/o
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deficiency, blockage
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therm/o
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heat
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thromb/o
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clot
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brady-
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slow
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-apheresis
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removal
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-graph
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instrument used to record; record
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-odynia
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pain
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-penia
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abnormal reduction in number
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-poiesis
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formation
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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Tumor composed of blood vessels
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Angioma
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narrowing of a blood vessel
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angiostenosis
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narrowing pertaining to the aorta
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aortic stenosis
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hardening of the arteries
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arteriosclerosis
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hardening of fatty plaque
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atherosclerosis
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slow heart beat (less that 60bpm)
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bradycardia
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pain in the heart
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cardiodynia
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enlargement of the heart
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cardiomegaly
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disease of the heart muscle
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cardiomyopathy
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inflammation of the valves of the heart
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cardiovalvulitis
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inflammation of the inner (lining) of the heart
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endocarditis
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deficiency of blood flow
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ischemia
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inflammation of the muscle of the heart
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myocarditis
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inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart
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pericarditis
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inflammation of a vein
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phlebitis
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inflammation of many (sites in the) arteries
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polyarteritis
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abnormal state of rapid heart rate (more than 100 bpm)
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tachycardia
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inflammation of a vein associated with a clot
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thrombophlebitis
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tumor of blood (collection of blood due to broken blood vessel)
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hematoma
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tumors of the bone marrow
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multiple myeloma
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abnormal reduction of all blood cells
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pancytopenia
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abnormal condition of a blood clot
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thrombosis
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blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein
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thrombus
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inflammation of the lymph nodes
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lymphadenitis
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disease of the lymph nodes
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lymphadenopathy
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tumor of lymphatic tissue (malignant)
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lymphoma
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enlargement of the spleen
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splenomegaly
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tumor of the thymus gland
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thymoma
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Sudden symptoms of insufficient blood supply to the heart indicating UNSTABLE ANGINA or ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
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acute coronary system (ACS)
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ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall
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aneurysm
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chest pain which may radiate to the left arm and jaw
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angina pectoris
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any disturbance or abnormality in the hearts normal rhythmic pattern
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arrhythmia
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a cardiac arrhythmia characterized by chaotic, rapid electrical impulses in the atria
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atrial fibrillation (AFib)
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Sudden cessation of cardiac output
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Cardiac arrest
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acute compression of the heart caused by fluid accumulation in the pericardial cavity
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cardiac tamponade
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inability of the heart to pump enough blood
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congestive heart failure
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a condition that reduces the flow of blood through the coronary arteries to the myocardium
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coronary artery disease (CAD)
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obstruction of an artery of the heart, usually from atherosclerosis
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coronary occlusion
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condition of a thrombus in a deep vein in the body
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deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
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disorder of the heart brought about by persistent high blood pressure
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hypertensive heart disease (HHD)
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pain and discomfort in calf muscles while walking (seen in occlusive artery disease)
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intermittent claudication
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a narrowing of the mitral valve from scarring
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mitral valve stenosis
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death (necrosis) of a portion of the myocardium caused by lack of blood supply
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myocardial infarction (MI)
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disease of the arteries other than those of the heart and brain
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peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
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damage to the heart or heart valves caused by one or more episodes of rheumatic fever
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rheumatic heart disease
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distended or tortuous veins usually found in the lower extremities
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varicose veins
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reduction of the amount of hemoglobin in the red blood cels
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anemia
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moving blood clot or other foreign material
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embolus
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free bleeders disease usually caused by deficient coagulation factor VIII
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hemophilia
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malignant disease characterized by excessive increase in abnormal white blood cells formed in the bone marrow
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leukemia
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an acute infectious disease caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, characterized by swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, fatigue, and fever
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infectious mononucleosis
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surgical repair of a blood vessel
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angioplasty
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excision of fatty plaque
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atherectomy
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excision within the artery (excision of plaque from the arterial wall)
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endarterectomy
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surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the outer layer (pericardial sac)(used to treat cardiac tamponade)
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pericardiocentesis
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Excision of a vein
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phlebectomy
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surgical repair of a valve (cardiac or venous)
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valvuloplasty
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incision into a vein (to remove blood or to give blood or intravenous fluids)(also called venipuncture)
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phlebotomy
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excision of the spleen
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splenectomy
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surgical fixation of the spleen
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splenopexy
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excision of the thymus gland
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thymectomy
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surgical excision of an aneurysm
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aneurysmectomy
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destruction of abnormal cells which trigger atrial fibrillation by using radiofrequency energy
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atrial fibrillation ablation
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surgical technique to restore circulation to heart muscle
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coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
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a supportive scaffold device implanted in the coronary artery
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coronary stent
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surgical removal of an embolus or clot
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embolectomy
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surgical procedure to establish alternate route from femoral artery to popliteal artery
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femoropopliteal bypass
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procedure to inflate a balloon within an artery to improve circulation
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percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)(also called balloon angioplasty)
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procedure in which a syringe is used to aspirate a sample of the liquid portion of the bone marrow
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bone marrow aspiration
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a needle puncture to obtain a sample of bone marrow (usually from the ilium)
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bone marrow biopsy
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infusion of normal bone marrow cells from a donor
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bone marrow transplant
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radiographic imaging of blood vessels
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angiography
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instrument used for visual examination of a blood vessel
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angioscope
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visual examination of a blood vessel
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angioscopy
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radiographic image of the aorta
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aortogram
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radiographic image of an artery
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arteriogram
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radiographic image of a vein
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venogram
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radiographic imaging of a vein
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venography
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record of heart muscle using sound
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echocardiogram (ECHO)
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record of the electrical activity of the heart
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electrocardiogram (ECG, EKG)
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instrument used to record the electrical activity of the heart
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electrocardiograph
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process of recording the electrical activity of the heart
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electrocardiography
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a study that uses sound for detection of blood flow within the heart
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Doppler ultrasound
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a study that evaluates cardiac function during physical stress by riding a bike or walking on a treadmill
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exercise stress test
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a nuclear medicine test used to diagnose coronary disease
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thallium test
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a catheter is inserted into the heart through a blood vessel and is used to record pressures and inject a contrast medium
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cardiac catheterization
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hearing sounds within the body through a stethoscope
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auscultation
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pressure exerted by the blood against the blood vessel walls
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blood pressure (BP)
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tapping of a body surface with the fingers to determine the density of the part beneath
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percussion
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the number of times per minute the heartbeat is felt on the arterial wall
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pulse
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device used for measuring blood pressure
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sphygmomanometer
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instrument used to hear internal body sounds
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stethoscope
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a blood test to measure the amount of c-reactive protein in the blood, which when elevated, indicates inflammation within the body
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C-reactive protein (CRP)
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a blood test used to measure the amount of lipids within a sample of blood
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lipid profile
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a blood test that measures troponin, a heart muscle enzyme. troponins are released into the blood appx. 3 hrs. after necrosis of the heart muscle occurs
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troponin
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blood test to determine the time it takes for blood to form a clot
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coagulation time
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basic blood screening
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complete blood count (CBC)
differential count (Diff) |
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blood test to determine the volume and number of RBC's
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hematocrit
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blood test used to determine the concentration of oxygen carrying components (hemoglobin) in RBC's
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hemoglobin (Hgb)
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test to monitor coagulation in patients taking Coumadin (oral-anticoagulant)
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prothrombin time (PT)
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test to monitor coagulation in patients taking heparin (intravenous anti-coagulant)
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activated partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
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pertaining to the atrium and ventricle
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atrioventricular
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pertaining to the heart
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cardiac
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originating in the heart
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cardiogenic
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physician who studies and treats diseases of the heart
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cardiologist
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study of the heart
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cardiology
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condition of body tempurature that is below bormal
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hypothermia
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pertaining to within the vein
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intravenous
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physician who studies and treats diseases of the veins
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phlebologist
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study of veins
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phlebology
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physician who studies and treats diseases of the blood
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hematologist
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study of the blood
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hematology
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formation of blood cells
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hematopoiesis
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dissolution of red blood cells
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hemolysis
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stoppage of bleeding
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hemostasis
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formation of bone marrow
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myelopoiesis
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removal of plasma (from withdrawn blood)
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plasmapheresis
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dissolution of a clot
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thrombolysis
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emergency procedure consisting of artificial ventilation and external cardiac massage
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
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application of electric shock to the myocardium through the chest wall
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defibrillation
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phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles relax between contractions
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diastole
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occurring outside the body
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extracorporeal
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escape of the blood from a vessel into the tissue
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extravasation
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rapid, quivering, uncoordinated contractions of the atria and ventricles
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fibrillation
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a short duration humming sound of cardiac or vascular origin
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heart murmur
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excessive amount of cholesterol in the blood
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hypercholesterolemia
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excessive amount of fats in the blood
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hyperlipidemia
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high blood pressure (above 140/90)
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hypertension
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excessive amounts of triglycerides in the blood
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hypertriglyceridemia
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low blood pressure (below 90/60)
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hypotension
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fats and fat like substances
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lipids
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space within a tubular part or organ
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lumen
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to close tightly, to block
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occlude
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phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles contract
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systole
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agent or nerve that narrows the blood vessel
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vasoconstrictor
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agent or nerve that enlarges the blood vessel
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vasodilator
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puncture of a vein to remove blood, instill medication, or start an intravenous infusion (also called phlebotomy)
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venipuncture
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agent that slows the clotting process
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anticoagulant
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abnormal or pathologic condition of the blood
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dyscrasia
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rapid loss of blood (as in bleeding)
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hemorrhage
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an environmental substance capable of producing an immediate hypersensitivity in the body
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allergen
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an exaggerated life-threatening reaction to a previously encountered antigen
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anaphylaxis
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a drug that targets microorganisms to kill or halt growth or replication
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antibiotic
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a substance produced by lymphocytes that inactivates or destroys antigens
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antibodies
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a substance that triggers an immune response
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antigen
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being resistant to invading pathogens
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immune
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deficient immune response caused by immune system dysfunction
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immunodeficiency
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invasion of pathogens into body tissue
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infection
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a process in which some of the white blood cells destroy the invading microorganism and old cells
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phagocytosis
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CPK
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creatine phosphokinase
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