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Ch 7 Circulatory System Flashcards

1
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cardiovascular system + lymphatic system

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circulatory system

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cardi/o

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heart

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vascul/o

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vessel

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home/o

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sameness

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-stasis

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controlling

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5 types of blood vessels

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arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins

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blood leaves the heart through ___

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arteries

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site where O2 and waster CO2 are exchanged

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capillaries

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largest veins in the body

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venae cavae

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arter/o

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artery

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-ole

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little

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lymphat/o

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lymphatic

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cardi/o, coron/o

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heart

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vascul/o

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vessel

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sub-

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below

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route of blood (deoxygenated to oxygenated)

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venae cavae - R atrium - R ventricle - Pulmonary artery - lungs - pulmonary veins - L atrium - L Ventricle - Aorta

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17
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supplies blood to all of the heart

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coronary arteries

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carries oxygenated blood from the heart

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aorta

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tri-

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three

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bi-

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two

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AV valves

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tricuspid valve and bicuspid valve

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valve on the R side

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tricuspid valve

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valve on the L side

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bicuspid valve

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pulmon/o

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lung

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aort/o

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aorta

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peri-

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around

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cardi/o

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heart

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-ium

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membrane

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endo-

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inside

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my/o

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muscle

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31
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layers of the heart

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endocardium, myocardium, pericardium

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32
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pressure exerted by blood on the wall of the artery

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blood pressure

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angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o

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vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arter/o, arteri/o

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artery

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arteriol/o

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arteriole

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ather/o

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yellow fatty plaque

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phleb/o, ven/o

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vein

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venul/o

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venule

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40
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general diagnostic term that designates primary disease of the heart muscle itself

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cardiomyopathy

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41
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inflammation of the heart muscle

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myocarditis

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42
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inflammation of the endocardium

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endocarditis

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43
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inflammation of the pericardium

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pericarditis

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44
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-pathy

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disease

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45
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-itis

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inflammation

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electr/o

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electrical

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47
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-gram

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a record

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echo-

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sound

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49
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-graphy

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process of recording

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50
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passage of a long, flexible tube into the heart chambers through a vein in an arm of leg or the neck

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cardiac catheterization

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51
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scop/o

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to view

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52
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femor/o

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femur

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53
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severe chest pain and constriction about the heart caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the heart

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angina pectoris

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54
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irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat

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arrhythmia/dysrhythmia

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enlarged size of the heart

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cardiomegaly

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abnormalities present in the heart at birth; defects involve the septum

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congenital heart defects

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condition characterized by weakness, breathlessness, and edema in lower portions of the body

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CHF (congestive heart failure)

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abnormal condition that affects the heart’s arteries and produces various pathologic effects, especially the reduced flow of blood to the myocardium

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CAD (coronary artery disease)

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heart damage resulting from insufficient oxygen caused by pathologic changes in the coronary arteries

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CHD (coronary heart disease)

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severe cardiac arrhythmia in which contractions are too rapid and uncoordinated for effective blood circulation

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fibrillation

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electronic apparatus that delivers a shock to the heart

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defibrillator

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soft blowing or rasping sound that may be heard when listening to the heart with a stethoscope; not necessarily pathologic

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heart murmur

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excessive lipids in the blood

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hyperlipidemia

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elevated BP

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HTN

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low BP

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hypotension

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necrosis of a localized area of tissue caused by lack of blood supply to that area

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infarction

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occlusion

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obstruction

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stenosis

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narrowing

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death of an area of the heart muscle that occurs as a result of O2 deprivation

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MI (myocardial infarction) aka heart attack

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deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium

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myocardial ischemia

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defect in the wall separating the left and right sides of the heart

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septal defect

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serious condition in which blood flow to the heart is reduced to such an extent that body tissues do not receive enough blood; can have various causes and can result in death

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shock

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inc. in the diameter of a blood vessel

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vasodilation

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constriction of a blood vessel

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vasoconstriction

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angi/o

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vessel

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-oma

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tumor

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hem/a, hem/o

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blood

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radiography of the aorta after the injection of a constrast medium to enhance the image of the aorta on an xray image

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aortography

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radiography of the arteries after injection of a radiopaque material into the bloodstream

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arteriography

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disease of the arteries

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arteriopathy

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inflammation of an artery

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arteritis

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harding of the arteries

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arteriosclerosis

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inflammation of the aorta

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aortitis

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ballooning out of the wall of a vessel

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aneurysm

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loss of a large amount of blood in a short time

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hemorrhage

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poly-

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many

87
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swollen and knotted veins that occur most often in the legs

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varicose veins

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masses of dilated varicose veins in the anal canal

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hemorrhoids

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-al

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pertaining to

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method used to divert blood away from the heart and lungs temporarily when surgery of the heart and major vessels is performed

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cardiopulmonary bypass

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pertaining to the heart and lungs

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cardiopulmonary

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-ary

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pertaining to

93
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heart’s natural pacemaker

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SA node (sinoatrial node)

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restoring the heart’s normal rhythm using electrical shock

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cardioversion

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device that detects sustained ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation and delivers a low energy shock to the heart

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cardioverter defibrillator

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emergency first-aid procedure to reestablish heart and lung action if breathing or heart action is stopped

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CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)

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drugs used to prevent, alleviate, or correct an abnormal heart rhythm

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anti arrhythmic

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thromb/o

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clot

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-lytic

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capable of destroying

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embol/o

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embolus

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-ic

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pertaining to

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medications that cause dilation of blood vessuls

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vasodilators

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drugs that help diminish muscle spasm

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calcium channel blockers

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agents used to reduce high blood pressure

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antihypertensives

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used and act to reduce blood volume through greater excretion of water by the kidneys

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diuretics

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used to lower cholesterol levels in the blood

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antilipidemic

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meds that are given after a MI to allow the heart to work less

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beta blockers

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surgical repair of blood vessels that have become damaged by disease or injury

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angioplasty

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CABG

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coronary artery bypass graft

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per-

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through

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cutane/o

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skin

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

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excision

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surgical excision of a vein, or segment of vein

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phlebectomy

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parts of the lymphatic system (6)

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lymph vessels, lymph nodes, lymph, tonsils, thymus, spleen

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masses of lymphatic tissue located in depressions of the mucous membranes of the pharynx

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tonsils

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pharyngeal tonsils

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adenoids

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aden/o

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gland

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-oid

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resembling

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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cervic/o

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neck (or uterine cervix)

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lymphat/o

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lymphatics

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splen/o

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spleen

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thromb/o

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thrombus, blood clot

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general term for CA that originates in the lymphatic system

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lymphoma

126
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acute or chronic inflammation of lymphatic vessels and can be caused by various microorganisms

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lymphangitis

127
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radiography of the lymphatic vessels and nodes after injection of a radiopaque substance has made them visible on x-ray film

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lymphangiography

128
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accumulation of lymph in tissue and results in swelling

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lymphedema

129
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useful for checking the integrity of the lymphatic system in lymphedema and for investigating the spread of malignant tumors

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lymphangiograms

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inflammation of the lymph nodes

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lymphadenitis

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refers to any disease of the lymph nodes

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lymphadenopathy

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tumor of a lymph node

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lymphadenoma

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enlarged spleen

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splenomegaly

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