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anastom/osis
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surgical connection between 2 tubes
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anastom/
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opening
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-osis
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condition
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aneurysm
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a sac formed by widening of the walls of an artery or vein
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angi/o/card/itis
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inflammation of the heart and its great vessels
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angi/o
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vessel
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card/
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heart
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-itis
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inflammation
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angi/o/plasty
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surg repair of a blood vessel/s
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angi/o
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vessel
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-plasty
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surg repair
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a/rrhythm/ia
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condition where there is a lack of a heartbeat
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a/
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lack of
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rrhythm/
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rhythm
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-ia
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condition
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arteri/o/sclera/osis
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condition of hardening of an artery
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arteri/o
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artery
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sclera/
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hardening
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-osis
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condition of
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ather/o/scler/osis
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condition where arteries have a fatty substance build up and harding of the walls
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ather/o
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fatty substance/ porridge
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sclera/
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hardening
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-osis
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condition of
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auscultat/ion
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method of physical assessment - listening to heart etc. w/ stethescope
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auscultat/
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listen to
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-ion
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process
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brady/card/ia
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condition of slow heartbeat
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brady/
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slow
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card/
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heart
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-ia
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condition
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bruit
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noise - venous or arterial origin heard on auscultation
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cardi/o/log/ist
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one who specializes in the study of the heart
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cardi/o
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heart
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log/
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study of
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-ist
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one who specializes
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cardi/o/my/o/pathy
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disease of the muscle of the heart - possible caused by a viral infection, a parasitic infection, or over consumption of alcohol
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cardi/o
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heart
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my/o
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muscle
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-pathy
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disease
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card/itis
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inflammation of the heart
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card/
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heart
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-itis
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inlammation
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chol/e/sterol
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waxy fatlike substance in the bloodstream
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chol/e
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bile
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-sterol
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solid/fat
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claudicat/ion
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process of lameness/limping
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claudicat/
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limping
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-ion
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process
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coronary bypass
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surg procedure to increase blood flow to the myocardium using a section of a saphenous vein or internal mammary artery to bypass an obstruction
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CABG
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coronary artery bypass graft
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cyan/osis
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dark blue condition of skin caused by lack of O2
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cyan/
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dark blue
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-osis
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condition of
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diast/ole
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relaxation phase of the heart cycle - chambers fill w/ blood
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diast/
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to expand
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-ole
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small
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dys/rhythm/ia
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an abnormal difficult or bad rhythm
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dys/
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difficult
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rhythm/
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rhythm
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-ia
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condition
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ech/o/cardi/o/graphy
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noninvasive US for evaluating the heart
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ech/o
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echo
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cardi/o
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heart
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-graphy
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recording
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embol/ism
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a condition where a blood clot obstructs a blood vessel
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endo/card/itis
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inflammation of the endocardium
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endo/
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within
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card/
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heart
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-itis
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inflammation
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fibrillat/ion
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quivering of muscle fiber
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fibrillat/
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fibrils/small fibers
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-ion
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process
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heart failure
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heart loses the ability to effectively pump blood
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CHF
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congestive heart failure
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hem/angi/oma
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benign tumor of a blood vessel
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hem/
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blood
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angi/
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vessel
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-oma
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tumor
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hyper/tens/ion
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high BP; a disease of the arterises caused by this pressure
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hyper/
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excessive/above
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tens/
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tension/pressure
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-ion
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process
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hypo/tens/ion
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low BP
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hypo/
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deficient/below
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tens/
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pressure
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-ion
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process
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infarct/ion
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process of developement of an infarct - necrosis of tissue due to lack of blood flow
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infarct/
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infarct/necrosis of an area
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-ion
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process
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isch/emia
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condition where there is lack of blood flow due to constriction or obstruction of a blood vessel
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isch/
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to hold back
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-emia
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blood condition
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mitr/al sten/osis
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condition of narrowing of the mitral valve
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mitr/
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mitral valve
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-al
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pertaining to
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sten/
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narrowing
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-osis
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condition of
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MS
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mitral stenosis
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my/o/card/i/al
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pertaing to the heart muscle
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my/o
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muscle
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card/i
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heart
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-al
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pertaining to
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my/o/cardi/al infarct/ion
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occurs when an area of heart muscle dies or permanent damage because of lack of blood supply
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my/o/cardi/al infarct/ion also called a
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heart attack
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my/o
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muscle
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cardi/
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heart
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-al
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pertaining to
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infarct/
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infarct/ necrosis to an area
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-ion
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process
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MI
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myocardial infarction
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my/o/card/itis
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inflammation of the heart muscle
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my/o
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muscle
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card/
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heart
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-itis
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inflammation
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ox/i/metry
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the process of measuring O2 saturation in the blood
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ox/i
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oxygen
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-metry
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measurement
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oxy/gen
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colorless odorless tasteless gas essential to respiration
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oxy/
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sour/sharp/acid
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-gen
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formation/produce
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palpitat/ion
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rapid throbbing/fluttering of the heart
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palpitat/
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throbbing
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-ion
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process
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percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasy
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use of a baloon tipped catheter to compress fatty plaques against an artery wall
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peri/card/itis
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inflammation of the pericardium
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per/
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around
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card/
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heart
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-itis
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inflammation
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phleb/itis
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inflammation of a vein
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phleb/
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vein
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-itis
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inflammation
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phleb/o/tomy
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incision into a vein
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phleb/o
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vein
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-tomy
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incision
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Raynaud's phenomenon
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a disorder that affect blood vessels in the fingers and toes characterized by inermittent attacks that cause the blood vessels to narrow
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rheumatic heart disease
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endocarditis or valvular heart disease
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sphygm/o/man/o/meter
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instrument used to measure arterial BP
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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man/o
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thin
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-meter
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insrument to measure
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steth/o/scope
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instrument used to listen to sound of internal organs
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steth/o
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chest
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-scope
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instrument
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syst/ole
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contactive phase of the heart- blood is forced into the aorta and the pulmonary artery
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syst/
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contraction
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-ole
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small
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tachy/card/ia
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condition of fast heart beat
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tachy/
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fast
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card/
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heart
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condition
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thromb/o/phleb/itis
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inflammation of a vein associated with the formation of a thrombus
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thromb/o
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clot of blood
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phleb/
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vein
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-itis
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inflammation
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thromb/osis
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condition where there is a blood clot w/in the vascular system
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thromb/
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clot of blood
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condition of
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tri/glyc/er/ide
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pertaining to a compound consisisting of 3 molecules of fatty acids
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tri/
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three
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glyc/
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swee/sugar
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relating to
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-ide
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having a particular quality
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ven/i/puncture
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to pierce a vein
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ven/i
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vein
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-puncture
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to pierce
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ventricul/ar
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pertaing to a ventricle
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ventricul/
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ventricle
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