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1
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Lymphangi/o

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Lymph vessel

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Thym/o

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Thymus

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Embol/o

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Plug

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Isch/o

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Hold back

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-ectasis

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Dilation, expansion

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-tension

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Stretch

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-ia

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Condition

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-phylaxis

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Protection

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Ather/o

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Fatty plaque

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Vas/o

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Vessel, vas deferens, duct

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-pnea

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Breathing

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-um

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Structure, thing

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-ose

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Sugar; pertaining to

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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Sacr/o

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Flesh

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-ole, -ule

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Small, minute

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-version

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Turning

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-al, -ic, -ary

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Pertaining to

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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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HSV

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Herpes simplex virus

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KS

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Kaposi sarcoma

Malignancy of connective tissue– bone, fat, muscle, fibrous tissue

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PCP

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Pneumocystis pneumonia

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AED

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Automatic external defibrillator
Portable computer Defibrillator that analyzes the patient’s heart rhythm and delivers an electric shock to stimulate heart in cardiac arrest

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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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CA

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Cancer; chronological age; cardiac arrest

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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

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CHB

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Complete heart block

3rd degree: electrical signals fail to reach ventricles

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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; Coso vertebral angle

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DVT

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Deep vein thrombosis

Most common in iliac and femoral veins

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HF

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heart failure

Heart cannot pump enough blood to meet metabolic requirements aka– CHF

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IAS

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Interatrial septum

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ICD

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implantable cardioverter defibrillator

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IVA

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Inferior vena cava

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SVC

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Superior vena cava

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IVS

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Interventricular septum

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LA

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Left atrium

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LDL

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Low-density lipoprotein

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LV

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Left ventricle

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MI

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Myocardial infarction

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MVP

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Mitral valve prolapse

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RA

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Right atrium

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SOB

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Shortness of breath

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TIA

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Transient ischemic attack

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US

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Ultrasound

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Bruit

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Soft blowing sound heard I. Auscultation caused by turbulent flow

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Patent ductus arteriosus

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Failure of closure after birth, abnormal hole between pulmonary trunk and aorta

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Raynaud phenomena

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Numbness in fingers or toes die to intermittent construction of arterioles in the skin

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Rheumatic heart disease

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Streptococcal infection that causes damage the heart valves and heart muscle mostly common in children and young adults

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Hodgkin disease

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Malignant disease characterized by painless, progressive in enlargement of lymphoid tissue’s, splenimegaly, and presence of unique reed Steinberg cells in the lymph nodes

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Mononucleosis

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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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