Cardiovascular System Flashcards by Megan Carter | Brainscape

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aneur

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widening

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angi

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vessel

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aort

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aorta

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arter

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artery

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ather

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plaque

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card

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heart

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cyte

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cell

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embol

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embolus

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oxy

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oxygen

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pector

A

chest

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phleb

A

vein

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stenosis

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narrowing

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thromb

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clot

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vas(cu)

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blood vessel

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ven

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vein

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aneur/ism

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abnormal heart rhythm

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an/gina

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chest pain caused by loss of oxygenated blood flow

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ather/o/sclerosis

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hardening of the artery

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brady/card/ia

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abnormally slow heart rate

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card/io/my/o/pathy

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disease of the heart muscle

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embol/ism

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obstruction in blood flow

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endo/card/itis

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inflammation inside the heart muscle

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fibrilla/tion

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a small involuntary muscular contraction

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hyper/tension

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high blood pressure

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leuk/o/cyte

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white blood cell

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phleb/itis

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inflammation of a vein

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tachy/card/ia

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abnormally rapid heart rate

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thromb/osis

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blood clots in the vascular system

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ven/ous

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pertaining to the veins