"A device for measuring blood flow that transmits and reflects sound waves" (Med Terms, pg. 194)
Sinus Rhythm
"The normal heart rhythm originating in the SA node " (Med Terms, pg. 195)
Hemostat
“an instrument for compressing a bleeding vessel” (Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary online)
Superior Vena Cava
It is considered the largest vein in the body. “the venous trunk draining blood from head, neck, upper limbs, and thorax” (Med Terms, pg. 189)
Sarcoma
"A malignant neoplasm of the connective and supportive tissues of the body" (Med Terms, pg. 198)
Sarcoidosis
"A systemic inflammatory disease characterized by small rounded lesions forming on the spleen lymph nodes and other organs." (Med Terms, pg. 198)
Auscultation
"The act of listening for sounds within the body, chiefly to ascertain the condition of thoracic or abdominal viscera"(Med Terms, pg. 193)
DVT
"Deep Vein Thrombosis: a blood clot forms in a deep vein of the body" (Mayo Clinic Online)
Hepatic Portal Vein
“a portal vein carrying blood from the digestive organs and spleen to the liver where the nutrients carried by the blood are altered by hepatocytes before passing into the systemic circulation” (Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary online)
