Medical Terminology Ch. 8

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profuse sweating

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diaphoresis

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inability to adequately perform a given function or action

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incompetent

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thin, flattened structure; term used to describe the leaf-shaped structures that compose a heart valve

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leaflet

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tubular space or channel within any organ or structure of the body; space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube

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lumen

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vague, uneasy feeling of body weakness, distress, or discomfort, commonly marking the onset of and persisting throughout a disease

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malaise

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blockage in a canal, vessel, or passage of the body; the state of being closed

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occlusion

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open and unblocked, such as a patent artery

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patent

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preventive measure or technique commonly involving the use of a biologic, chemical, or mechanical agent to destroy or prevent the entry of infectious organisms

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prophylaxis

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state of being sticky or gummy

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viscosity

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a widening, a widened blood vessel

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aneurysm

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vessel (usually blood or lymph)

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angi or vascul

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aorta

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aort

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artery

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arteri

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arteriole

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arteriol

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atrium

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atri

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fatty plaque

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ather

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heart

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cardi

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electricity

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electr

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plug

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embol

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blood vessel

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hemangi

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muscle

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my

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vein

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phleb or ven

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hardening; sclera (white of eye)

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scler

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septum

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sept

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pulse

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sphygm

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narrowing, stricture

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sten

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blood clot

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thromb

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ventricle (of the heart or brain)

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ventricul

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record, writing

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gram

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instrument for recording

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graph

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pulse

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sphyxia

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narrowing, stricture

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stenosis

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slow

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brady

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in, within

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endo

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outside

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extra

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around

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peri

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rapid

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tachy

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across

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trans

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localized abnormal dilation of a vessel, usually an artery

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aneurysm

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condition of being stopped or bringing to a stop

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arrest

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loss of effective cardiac function, which results in cessation of circulation

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cardiac

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cessation of the circulation of blood due to ventricular standstill or fibrillation

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circulatory

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inability of the heart to maintain a steady rhythm, possibly including a rapid or slow beat or "skipping" a beat

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arrhythmia

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soft blowing sound heard on auscultation, possibly due to vibrations associated with the movement of blood, valvular action, or both;

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bruit

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any disease of heart muscle that diminishes cardia function

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cardiomyopathy

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thin, flexible, hollow plastic tube that is small enough to be threaded through a vein, artery, or tubular structure

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catheter

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narrowing of a vessel, especially the aorta

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coarctation

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failure of the heart to supply an adequate amount of blood to tissues and organs

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heart failure

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mass of undissolved matter (foreign object, air, gas, tissue, thrombus)circulating blood or lymphatic channels until it becomes lodged in a vessel

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embolus

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quivering or spontaneous muscle contractions especially of the heart, causing ineffectual contractions

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fibrillation

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arrest of bleeding or circulation

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hemostasis

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excessive amounts of lipids (cholesterol, phospholipids, and triglycerides) in the blood

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hyperlipidemia

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common disorder characterized by elevated blood pressure persistently exceeding 140mm

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hypertension

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hypertension in which there is no identifiable cause;

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primary

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hypertension that results from an underlying, identifiable commenly correctable cause

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secondary

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any heart disorder caused by prolonged hypertension including left ventricular hypertrophy

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hypertensive heart disease

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inplantable battery-powered device that monitors and, if necessary; corrects an irregular heart rhythm

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implantable cardioverterdefibrillator

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area of tissue that undergoes necrosis following cessation of blood supply

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infarct

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local and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to circulatory obstruction

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ischemia

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common and occasionally serious condition in which the leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse into the left atrium during systole causing a characteristic murmur heard on auscultation

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mitral valve prolapse