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angi/o

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vessel

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aneursym/o

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widening

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aort/o

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aorta

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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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fatty plaque

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atri/i

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atrium

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cardi/o

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heart

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coron/o

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heart

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phleb/o

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vein

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ven/o

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vein

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scler/o

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hardening

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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varic/o

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dilated vein

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vas/o

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vessel or duct

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vascul/o

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vessel

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ventricul/o

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ventricle of the heart or brain

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electr/o

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electricity

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erythr/o

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red

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hemat/o

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blood

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hem/o

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blood

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cardia

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heart condition

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centesis

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surgical puncture

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cytes

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cell

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ectomy

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exicision

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gram

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record, writing

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graph

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instrument for recording

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graphy

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process of recording

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stenosis

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narrowing

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um

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structure or thing

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rrhaphy

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suture

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osis

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abnormal condition

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itis

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inflammation of

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oma

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tumor

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ar

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pertaining to

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megaly

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enlargement

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ary

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pertaining to

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ous

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pertaining to

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lysis

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separation, destruction, loosening

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ose

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pertaining to sugar

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spasm

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involuntary muscle contraction

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ole

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small, minute

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ule

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small, minute

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pathy

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disease

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phagia

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swallow,eating

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pnea

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breathing

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rrhexis

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rupture

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intra

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in,within

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tachy

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fast, rapid

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endo

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in, within

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peri

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around, surround

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bi

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2

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tri

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brady

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cardiology

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branch of medicine associated with disorders of the heart

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cardiologist

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treats patients for heart, blood disorders, and blockages

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pediatric cardiologist

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specializes in treating children and infants with heart disorders

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cardiovascular surgeon

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cardiologist that performs surgeries on the heart

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immunology

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speciality related to the lymphatic system and immune response

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angiography

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process of recording blood vessels

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aneurysmorrhaphy

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suture of blood vessel

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aortostenosis

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narrowing of the aorta

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arteriosclerosis

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abnormal hardening of the arterial wall

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arteriolitis

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inflammation of the arteriole

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artheroma

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thickening of the arterial wall

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atrioventricular

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pertaining to the atrium and the ventricle

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cardiomegaly

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enlargement of the heart

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cornary

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pertaining to the heart

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phlebitis

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inflammation of a vein

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venous

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pertaining to the vein or blood passing through the vein

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thrombolysis

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breaking up of a blood clota

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varicose

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pertaining to a dilated vein

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vasospasm

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involuntary contraction of a blood vessel

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vascular

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pertaining to blood vessels

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intraventricular

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within the ventricle

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tachycardia

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rapid heart beat

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electrocardiogram

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record of electrical activity in the heart

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electrocardiograph

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instrument used to record electrical activity in the heart

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electrocardiography

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process of recording electrical activity in the heart

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arteriorstenosis

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hardening of arteries

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endocardium

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structure within the heart

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myocardium

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structure of muscle of the heart

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pericardium

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structure that surrounds the heart

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pericarditis

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inflammation of the pericardium

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pericardiocentesis

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surgical puncture of the pericardium

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pericardiectomy

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excision of the pericardium

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pericardiorrhaphy

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suturing of the pericardium

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leukocytes

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white blood cells

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erthrocytes

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red blood cells

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thrombocytes

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cell that clot

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aorta

A

largest blood vessel in the body

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inferior vena cava

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conveys deoxygenated blood from the lower body

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superior vena cava

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conveys deoxygenated blood from the upper body

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ventriculotomy

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incision of the ventricle

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arrhythmia

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without rhythm

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fibrillation

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arrhythmia is which there is rapid, uncoordinated quivering of the myocardium

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septum

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wall or partition dividing a body space

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tachypnea

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rapid breathing

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tachyphagia

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rapid swallowing or eating

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bradycardia

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slow heart rate

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bradypnea

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slow breathing

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bradyphagia

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slow swallowing or eating

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arteriorrhexis

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rupture of an artery

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arteriopathy

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disease of an artery

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arteriospasm

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spasm of an artery

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arteriolith

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stone of an artery

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aterial calculus

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stone in the artery

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phleborrhaphy

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suture of vein

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phleborrhexis

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rupture of vein

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phlebostenosis

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narrowing of vein

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hematology

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study of blood

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hematologist

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specialists in the study of blood

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hemangioma

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tumor of blood and lymph vessels

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hemangiectasis

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dilation of blood vessel

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aortopathy

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disease of the aorta

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pulmonary

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pertaining to the lungs

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vascular

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pertaining to the vessels

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cardiac

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pertaining to the heart

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competent

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incompetent

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varicosities

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enlarged twisted superficial veins

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O2

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WBC

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white blood cells

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RBC

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red blood cells

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IVS

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interventricular septum

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IAS

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interatrial septum

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RA

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right atrium

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LA

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left atrium

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RV

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right ventricle

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LV

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left ventricle

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