Medical Terminology Chapter Five

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angi/o

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vessel (usually blood or lymph)

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aneurysm/o

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widening, widened 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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arteriol/o

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arteriole

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ather/o

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fatty plaque

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atri/o

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atrium

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ventricul:

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ventricle

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scler/o

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hardening, sclera (white of the eye)

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-graphy

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process of recording

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coron/o

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heart

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phleb/o

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vein

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ven/o

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vein

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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varic/o

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dilated vein

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vas/o

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vessel: vas deferens; duct

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vascul/o

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vessel

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ventricul/o

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ventricle (of the heart or brain)

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-cardia

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heart condition

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-gram

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record, writing

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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-um

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structure, thing

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myocardium

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middle muscular layer composed of a special type of muscle arranged in such a way that heart contraction of muscle bundles results in squeezing or wringing of the heart chambers to eject blood from the chambers.

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endocardium

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inner membranous layer that lines the interior of the heart and the heart valves.

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pericardium

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fibrous sac that surrounds and encloses the entire heart

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low oxygen content

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deoxygenated

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arrhythmia

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without rhythm

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IVS

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interventricular septum

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IAS

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interatrial septum

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-ule

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small, minute

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-ole

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small, minute

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AV

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atrioventricular

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SA

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sinoatrial

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diastole

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heart at relaxation

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systole

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heart contraction

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aden.o

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gland

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agglutin/o

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clumping, gluing

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immun/o

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immune, immunity safe

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lymphaden/o

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lymph gland (node)

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lymphangi/o

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lymph vessel

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phag/o

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swallowing, eating

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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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ana-

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against, up, back

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phylaxis

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protection

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-poiesis

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formation, production

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-gen

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forming, producing, origin

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T cells

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specific lymphocytes that attack foreign agents. also known as cytotoxic T lymphocytes

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AED

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automatic external defibrillator

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AICD

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automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator

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AS

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aortic stenosis

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ASD

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atrial septal defect

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ASHD

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arteriosclerotic heart disease

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BBB

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bundle-branch block

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CABG

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coronary artery bypass graft

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CAD

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coronary artery disease

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CC

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cardiac catheterization, Chief complaint

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CHB

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complete heart block

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CHF

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congestive heart failure

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CV

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cardiovascular

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident

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DVT

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deep vein thrombosis

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ELISA

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enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (test to detect anti-HIV antibodies)

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ICD

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implantable cardioverter defibrillator

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IVC

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inferior vena cava

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LDL

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low-density lipoprotein

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MI

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mycardial infarction

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MVP

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mitral valve prolapse

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SVC

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superior vena cava

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack

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ELT

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endovenous laser ablation; endoluminal laser ablation

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HDL

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high-density lipoprotein

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VSD

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ventricular septal defect

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EBV

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Epstein-Barr virus

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HIV

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human immunodeficiency virus

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HSV

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herpes simplex virus

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KS

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Kaposi sarcoma

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localized dilation of the call of a blood vessel, usually an artery due to a congenital defect or weakness in the vessel wall

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aneurysm

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mild to sever pain or pressure in the chest caused by ischemia also called angina

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angina pectoris

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irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat also called dysrhythmia

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arrhythmia

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irregular random contraction of heart fibers

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fibrillation

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thickening, hardening and loss or elasticity of arterial walls also call hardening of the arteries

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arteriosclerosis

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most common form of arteriosclerosis, caused by accumulation of fatty substances withing the arterial walls, resulting in partial and eventually total occlusion

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atherosclerosis

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soft blowing sound heard on auscultation caused by turbulent blood flow

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bruit

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abnormal condition that affects the heart's arteries and produces various pathological effects, especially reduced flow of oxygen and nutrients to the myocardium

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coronary artery disease

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formation of a blood clot in a deep vein of the body, occurring most commonly in the iliac and femoral veins

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deep vein thrombosis

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mass of undissolved matter-commonly a blood clot, fatty plaque, or air bubble-that travels through the bloodstream and becomes lodged in a blood vessel

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embolus

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interference with normal conduction of electrical impulses that control activity of the heart muscle

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heart block

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atrioventricular block in which the atrial electrical impulses are delayed by a fraction of a second before being conducted to the ventricles

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first-degree heart block

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AV block in which occasional electrical impulses from the SA node fail to be conducted to the ventricles

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second-degree heart block

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AV block in which electrical impulses from the atria fail to reach the ventricles also called complete heart block

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third-degree heart block

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condition in which the heard cannot pump enough blood to meet the metabolic requirement of body tissues; formerly called congestive heart failure

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heart failure (HF)

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consistently elevated blood pressure that is higher than 119/79 mm Hg causing damage to the blood vessels and ultimately the heart

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hypertension

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inadequate supply of oxygenated blood to a body part due to an interruption of blood flow

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ischemia

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condition in which the leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse into the left atrium during systole resulting in incomplete closure and backflow of blood

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mitral valve prolapse

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abnormal sound heard on auscultation caused by defects in the valves or chambers of the heart

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murmur

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necrosis of a portion of cardiac muscle cause by partial or ocmplete occulsion of one or more coronary arteries also called heart attack

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myocardial infarction

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failure of the ductus arteriosus to close after birth resulting in an abnormal opening between the pulmonary artery and the aorta

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patent ductus arteriosus

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numbness in fingers or toes dur to intermittent constriciton of arterioles in the skin

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Raynaud phenomenon

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streptococcal infection that causes damage to the heart vavlves and heart muscle most commonly in children and young adults

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rheumatic heart disease

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damage to part of the brain due to interruption of its blood supply caused by bleeding within brain tissue or more commonly blockage of an artery also called cerebrovascular accident

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stroke

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aggregation of platelets, fibrin, clotting factors, and cellular elements of the blood attached to the interior wall of a vein or artery, sometimes occluding the lumen of the vessel, also called a blood clot

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thrombus

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temporary interference in the blood supply to the brain that causes no permanent brain damage

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transient ischemic attack

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swollen superficial veins that are visible through the skin and usually in the legs

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varicose veins

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deficiency of cellular immunity induced by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus characterized by increaseing susceptibility to infections, malignancies and neuorological diseases

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acquired immune deficiency syndrome

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malignant disease characterized by painless, progressive enlargemtn of lymphoid tissue (usually first evident in cervical lymph nodes) splenomegaly and presence of unique Reed-Sternberg cells in lymph nodes

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Hodgkin Disease

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malignancy of connective tissue including bone, fat, muscle, and fibrous tissue

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Kaposi sarcoma

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inflammation and enlargement of the lymph nodes, usually as a result of infection

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lymphadenitis

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acute infection caused by Epstein-Barr Virus and characterized by a sore throat, fever, fatigue, and enlarged lymph nodes

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mononucleosis

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any of heterogeneous group of malignant tumors involving lymphoid tissue except for Hodgkin disease. previously called lymposarcoma

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non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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insertion of a catheter into the heart through a vein or artery usually of an arm or leg to provide evaluation of the heart

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cardiac catheterization

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battery of blood test performed to determine the presence of cardiac damage

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cardiac enzyme studies

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use of ultrasound to evaluate the heart and great vessels and diagnose cardiovascular lesions

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echocardiography

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creation and study of graphic records produces by electric activity generated by the heart muscle. also called cardiography

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ECG

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monitoring device worn by a patient that records prolonged electrocardiograph readings on a portable tape recorder while the patient conducts normal daily activities

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Holter monitor

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ECG taken under controlled exercise stress conditions while measuring the amound of oxygen consumption

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stress test

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ecg that utilizes a radioirotope to evaluate coronary blood flow

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nuclear stress test

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blood test that measure protein released into the blood by damages heart muscle

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troponin I

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removal or living bone marrow tissue usually taken from the sternum or iliac crest for microscopic exam

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bone marrow aspiration biopsy

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blood test used to screen for antibody to the AIDS virus

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ELISA

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radiographic exam of lymph glands and lymphatic vessels after an injection of a contrast medium

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lymphangiography

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technique used to determine the histocompatibility of tissues used in grafts and transplants with the recipient's tissues and cells.. also known as histocompatibility testing

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tissue typing

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any endovascular procedure that reopens narrowed blood vessels and restores forward blood for usually using a balloon dilation

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angioplasty

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procedure in which a surgeon removes one ore more of a patient's peripheral veins and then sutures each end of the vein onto the coronary artery to route blood flow around a blockage in a coronary artery thus increasing blood flow to the heart

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coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG)

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delivery of brief discharges of electricity that pass across the chest to stop a cardiac arrthythmia and restore normal sinus rhythm,, also called defibrillation

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cardioversion

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device designed to administer a defibrillating electric shock to restore normal sinus rhythm

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defibrillator

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surgically implanted defibrillator that automatically detects and corrects potentially fatal arrhythmias, such as ventricular fibrillations

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automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD)

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portable computerized defibrillator that analyzes the patient's heart rhythm and delivers an electrical shock to stimulate a heart in cardiac arrest

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AED

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surgical removal of the lining of the artery

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endarterectomy

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surgical removal of plaque and thromboses from an occluded carotid artery

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carotid endarterectomy

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chemical injection into a varicose vein that causes inflammation and formation of fibrous tissure, which closes the vien

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sclerotherapy

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plastic or restorative surgery on a valve especially a cardiac valve

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valvuloplasty

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drugs that reduce cholesterol levels by decreasing levels of LDL and triglycerides and slightly increasing HDL

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statins

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administration of drugs to dissolve a blood clot

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thrombolytic therapy

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-ose

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pertaining to; sugar

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-ia

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condition

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-us

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condition, structure

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sarc/o

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flesh

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-tension

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stretching

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isch/o

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hold back