Medical_Term_Cardio2
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| leuk/o | show 🗑
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| leukemia | show 🗑
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| low density lipoprotein | show 🗑
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| lymphocytes | show 🗑
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| megaloblastic anemia | show 🗑
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| megaloblasts | show 🗑
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| mitral valve | show 🗑
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| mitral valve prolapse | show 🗑
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| show | Narrowing of the passage through the mitral value. Caused by fibrosis and calcinosis. Rheumatic fever is a primary cause.
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| show | Large, phagocytic mononuclear leukocytes. Monocytes help other white blood cells remove dead or damaged tissues, attack cancer cells and regulate immunity response. Produced in the bone marrow
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| myelodysplastic syndromes | show 🗑
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| show | myocardium (heart muscle)
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| show | Partial death of heart tissue caused by an obstructed blood supply. Commonly called "heart attack".
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| show | A disorder of cardiac function caused by insufficient blood flow to the muscle tissue of the heart.
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| show | Inflammation of the heart muscle. Caused by a wide range of infections and other problems.
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| myocardium | show 🗑
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| show | A type of white blood cell that is an early responder to infections.
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| nitroglycerin | show 🗑
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| show | The blockage of a blood vessel.
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| show | Marks atrial depolarization. In a normal EKG, it precedes the QRS complex.
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| palpation | show 🗑
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| show | A very rapid heartbeat that occurs sporadically. Usually lasts from a few seconds to several hours.
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| pericardi/o | show 🗑
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| show | Fluid accumulation within the pericardium. Severe cases can lead to cardiac tamponade.
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| pericardial fluid | show 🗑
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| pericardial friction rub | show 🗑
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| pericarditis | show 🗑
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| pericardium | show 🗑
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| show | Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia. A type of megaloblastic anemia.
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| show | vein
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| phlebitis | show 🗑
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| phlebography | show 🗑
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| show | Fatty deposits formed on the walls of arteries.
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| show | The part of blood which is not blood cells. Blood plasma also contains glucose and other dissolved nutrients. It also helps blood clot.
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| show | Part of blood that help stop bleeding by clumping and clotting blood vessel injuries.
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| show | Abnormal increase in the aggregate red cell mass of the blood.
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| presby/o | show 🗑
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| pulmonary artery | show 🗑
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| show | The circulation of the blood to and through the lungs
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| pulmonary valve | show 🗑
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| pulmonary valve regurgitation | show 🗑
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| show | The pathologic narrowing of the pulmonary valve opening. Limits blood flow from the right ventricle to the pulmonary artery.
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| show | The veins that return the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.
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| show | Cardiac muscle fibers that conduct the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles causing them to contract.
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| PVC | show 🗑
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| show | A segment of an EKG tracing representing ventricular depolarization.
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| show | The recurrence of stenosis in an artery after previous treatment.
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| show | A type of protein on the surface of red blood cells. Most people who have the Rh factor are Rh-positive. Those who do not have the Rh factor are Rh-negative.
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| show | rhythm
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| show | A serious medical condition caused by an overwhelming immune response to infection that triggers widespread inflammation. When sepsis is accompanied by hypotension despite adequate fluid infusion, it is called septic shock.
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| show | A serious bacterial bloodstream infection. It’s also known as bacteremia, or blood poisoning.
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| show | blood serum
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| show | Blood plasma after the removal of clotting proteins.
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| sickle cell anemia | show 🗑
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| sider/o | show 🗑
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| sinoatrial block | show 🗑
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| show | The small mass of modified cardiac muscle fibers located in the upper part of the right atrium. Contraction impulses are generated at the SA node and spread over the atrium, then transmitted by the Bundle of HIS to the ventricles.
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| sphygmomanometer | show 🗑
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| show | A small mesh tube used to treat narrow or weak arteries.
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| show | A group of pathological conditions characterized by sudden, non-convulsive loss of neurological function due to brain ischemia or intracranial hemorrhages. It is both common and deadly.
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| sudden cardiac arrest | show 🗑
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| sudden cardiac death | show 🗑
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| syncope | show 🗑
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| show | The circulation of the blood to all parts of the body except the lungs.
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| systole | show 🗑
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| show | Arterial blood pressure during heart contraction. In blood pressure readings, it is the first number.
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| systolic murmurs | show 🗑
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| show | The positive deflection after each QRS complex. It indicates ventricular repolarization.
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| show | fast
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| tachycardia | show 🗑
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| thalassemia | show 🗑
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| thromb/o | show 🗑
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| thrombocytes | show 🗑
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| thrombocytopenia | show 🗑
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| show | High blood platelet count. Platelet count > 450,000/ml
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| thrombosis | show 🗑
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| tricuspid valve | show 🗑
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| show | Back flow of blood from the right ventricle to the right atrium.
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| show | Forced expiratory effort against a closed windpipe, impeding the return of venous blood to the heart.
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| valv/o | show 🗑
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| show | Enlarged, twisted veins.
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| vas/o | show 🗑
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| vascular | show 🗑
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| vasculitis | show 🗑
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| show | Drugs used to cause constriction of the blood vessels.
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| vasodilator | show 🗑
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| veins | show 🗑
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| ven/o | show 🗑
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| show | The two venous trunks which returns blood to the heart. Inferior venae cavae receives blood from the lower body while superior venae cavae returns blood from the upper body..
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| venous insufficiency | show 🗑
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| ventricles | show 🗑
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| show | ventricle
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| show | The uncoordinated, rapid firing of electrical impulses (400-600/min) in the ventricles. This ventricular quivering prevents cardiac output. Can results in unconsciousness and death if not immediately treated.
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| show | Rapid, unstable ventricular tachycardia (150-300 beats/min) with a large sine-wave appearance. If untreated, ventricular flutter typically progresses to ventricular fibrillation.
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| show | Fast but regular heart rhythm originating in the ventricles. Often caused by heart disease, but may also occur in young people. Some medications and nonprescription decongestants can trigger ventricular tachycardia.
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| show | venule (small vein in lungs)
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