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toxicosis |
A disease due to poisoning. |
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abiosis |
Absence of life. |
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epicardium |
The serous membrane on the surface of the myocardium; the visceral layer of the pair of serous pericardial membranes. |
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lithiasis |
Stone formation. |
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bradycardia |
A slow heartbeat marked by a pulse rate below 60 beats per minute in an adult. |
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epicranium |
The soft tissue covering the cranium. |
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stenosis |
The constriction or narrowing of a passage or orifice. |
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encephalalgia |
Deep-seated head pain. |
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hypalgesia |
A lessened sensitivity to pain; the opposite of hyperalgesia. |
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antitoxin |
An antibody that is produced in response to a specific biologic toxin. |
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arthritis |
Joint inflammation, often accompanied by pain, swelling, stiffness, and deformity. |
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stenocephaly |
Narrowness of the cranium in one or more diameters. |
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neuritis |
Inflammation of a nerve, usually associated with a degenerative process. (General term without respect to a particular location). |
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arthrosclerosis |
Stiffening or hardening of the joints, esp. in the aged. |
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hyperalgesia |
An excessive sensitivity to pain; the opposite of hypalgesia. |
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biotoxin |
A toxin produced by or found in a living organism. |
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arteriostosis |
Calcification of an artery. |
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protobiology |
The study of microorganisms smaller than bacteria, i.e., the viruses. |
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endosteum |
The membrane lining the marrow cavity of a bone. |
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nephrolithiasis |
The presence of calculi (stones) in the kidney |
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endoneurium |
A delicate connective tissue sheath that surrounds nerve fibers within a fasciculus. |
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scleriasis |
1. Progressive hardening of the skin. 2. Hardening of the eyelid |
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arthrosteitis |
Inflammation of the bony structures of a joint. |
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analgesic |
1. Relieving pain. 2. A drug that relieves pain. |
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angiostenosis |
Narrowing of a vessel, especially a blood vessel. |
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acanthocyte |
An abnormal red blood cell with spines or thorns sticking out from its cell membrane. |
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leukocyte |
Any one of several kinds of colorless or nearly colorless cells of the immune system that circulate in the blood and lymph |
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angiostenosis |
Narrowing of a blood vessel. |
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antibiotic |
1. Destructive to life. 2. Pertaining to antibiosis. 3. A natural or synthetic substance that destroys microorganisms or inhibits their growth. |
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erythroprosopalgia |
Neuropathy marked by redness and pain in the face. |
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osteomalacia |
An abnormality of new bone formation (osteoid) causing bones to become increasingly soft, flexible, brittle, and deformed. |
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pericarditis |
Inflammation of the pericardium, marked by chest pain, fever, and an audible friction rub. |
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pericardium |
Membrane around the heart |
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nephrosclerosis |
Hardening of the connective tissues of the kidneys |
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erythrocytosis |
An abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in circulation |
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diencephalon |
The second portion of the brain, lying between the telencephalon and mesencephalon. It includes the epithalamus, thalamus, metathalamus, and hypothalamus. |
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mesocardia |
Location of the heart in the midline of the thorax. This position is normal in the fetal stage, but a malposition after birth. |
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cytobiology |
Biology of cells. |
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periosteum |
The fibrous membrane that forms the covering of bones except at their articular surfaces; consists of a dense external layer containing numerous blood vessels and an inner layer of connective tissue cells that function as osteoblasts when the bone is injured and then participate in new bone formation. |
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endangium |
The innermost layer, or intima, of a blood vessel. |
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ostalgia |
Pain in a bone |
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hemialgia |
Pain in half of the body. |
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dysarthrosis |
Joint malformation or deformity. |
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trigeminal neuralgia |
A painful disease of the trigeminal (fifth cranial) nerve marked by brief attacks of lightning-like stabs along the distribution of one or more of its branches, but usually along the maxillary nerve. |
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exocardia |
A congenitally abnormal position of the heart. |
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exotoxin |
A poisonous substance produced by bacteria, including staphylococci, streptococci, Vibrio cholerae, Pseudomonas species, and Escherichia coli. Inactivated exotoxins are used as the basis for diphtheria and tetanus vaccines. |
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allostery |
1. In bacteria, alteration of a regulatory site on a protein that changes its shape and activity. 2. In enzymology, the ability of a factor to bind to a site on an enzyme other than its substrate-binding site and cause a change in the conformation of the enzyme and its ability to catalyze a chemical reaction. |
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osteometry |
Measurement of bones and their relationships within the skeleton |
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lithiasis |
Stone formation (without respect to a particular location). |
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encephalomalacia |
Paresis with progressive dementia. |
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hemianalgesia |
analgesia on one side of the body
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hyperalgia |
extreme sensitivity to pain
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cytobiology |
t he medical and scientific study of cells
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The definition and prefix of epicranium tells us that these structures are where? |
covering the cranium
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sclerencephalia. |
hardening of the brain
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toxicology. |
division of medical and biological science concerned with toxic substances |
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ectocardia. |
displacement of the heart
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stenocephaly |
unusual narrowness of the head
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Chose the combining form(s) and its meaning in acanthosis. |
ACANTH-, thorn
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Hemialgia |
in half of the body
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'abnormal rapidity of the heart |
tachycardia
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Protobiology |
the study of microorganisms smaller than bacteria, i.e., the viruses |
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measurement of a solid body |
stereometry |
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The prefix in pericarditis indicates swelling where? |
around the heart
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angiosclerosis. |
hardening of the walls of blood vessels
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Choose the combining form(s) in erythrocytosis. |
ERYTHR-, CYT-
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biotoxin |
poison produced by and derived from a living organism
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Choose the correct term for 'pain along the course of a nerve. |
neuralgia
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perinephrium |
connective and fatty tissue surrounding a kidney |
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hyperalgia prefix |
beyond normal
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angiostenosis |
A NGI-, STEN-
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If you suffer from bradycardia, what do you have? |
slow heartbeat
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encephalolith |
a calculus in the brain
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lithonephritis. |
inflammation of the kidney due to calculi
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acardia |
congenital absence of the heart
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cardioangiology. |
medical specialty dealing with the heart and blood vessel |
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periosteitis |
inflammation of the periosteum, the membrane covering a bone |
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What does the prefix of exotoxin tell us about movement? |
movement outside (from)
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Choose the correct definition of atoxic. |
nonpoisonous
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Arthritis: inflammation of what? |
a joint
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Choose the correct definition of nephralgia. |
pain in the kidney
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Choose the correct term for ' membrane around the heart.' |
pericardium
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Choose the meaning of the prefix in synalgic. |
together
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What does an analgesic do? |
relieve pain
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Choose the correct term for ' instrument for counting and measuring cells.' |
cytometer |
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Arteriostosis: calcification of what? |
an artery
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Choose the correct term for 'living together of two organisms.' |
symbiosis |
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If you suffer from toxicosis, what has happened? |
you have been poisoned
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Exocardia indicates placement of the heart that is what? |
atypical: congenitally abnormal
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Choose the correct term for 'constriction or narrowing of a passage or orifice.' |
stenosis
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Choose the suffiix in erythroprosopalgia and its meaning. |
-ia, a state or condition
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Choose the correct definition of angiitis. |
inflammation of a blood vessel
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Leukotoxins are destructive to what? |
white blood cells
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Choose the correct term for 'hardening of the arteries.' |
arteriosclerosis
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What is the plural form of arthritis? |
arthritides |
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The prefix of endotoxin indicates a toxin that is what? |
within (part of) a bacterial cell
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Choose the correct definition of exencephalia. |
congenital anomaly: brain outside the skull
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Choose the correct term for ' white blood cell.' |
leukocyte |
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Choose the correct term for 'specialist in the study of bones.' |
osteologist |
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Choose the correct definition of neurosclerosis. |
hardening of nerves
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Choose the correct meaning of leptocephalia (leptocephaly). |
abnormal vertically elongated, narrow skull
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Choose the correct definition of angiocarditis. |
inflammation of the heart and large blood vessels.
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Choose the correct definition of anticytotoxin. |
something that inhibits or halts the activity of a cytotoxin
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Choose the correct definition of periarteritis. |
inflammation of the outer coat of an artery
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Choose the correct definition of endangium. |
tunica intima (inner layer) of a blood vessel
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Choose the correct definition of angiosis. |
any disease of blood vessels or lymph vessels
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Choose the correct definition of arteritis. |
inflammation of an artery
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Choose the correct definition of arteriolith. |
arterial calculus
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Choose the correct definition of angiolith. |
calcareous deposit in the wall of a blood vessel
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Choose the meaning of the combining form(s) in stereology. |
three dimensional
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Analgia: a state of what condition? |
without pain
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Choose the correct term for 'study of the skull.' |
craniology |
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Choose the correct definition of craniomalacia. |
softening of the bones of the skull
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Choose the correct term for antiarthritic. |
effective [agent] in treatment of joint inflammation
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Choose the correct meaning of OST- in ostalgia. |
bone |
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Choose the correct definition of encephalic. |
pertaining to the brain or its cavity
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Choose the prefix of abiosis and its meaning. |
a-, without
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Choose the meaning of combining form(s) in arthrosclerosis. |
joint, hard
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Choose the correct definition of endocranium. |
dura mater of the brain which forms the lining membrane of the cranium
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Choose the correct term for 'substance poisonous to kidney (tissue).' |
nephrotoxin |
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Choose the correct definition of erythrotoxin. |
exotoxin that lyses red blood cells
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Choose the correct definition of neurotoxin. |
substance causing damage to nerve cells
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Choose the correct definition of antilithic. |
preventing the formation of calculi, or an agent that does so
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Choose the meaning of endosteum. |
thin layer of cells lining the marrow cavity of a bone
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What is formed in nephrolithiasis? |
kidney stones
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Choose the correct definition of arthroneuralgia. |
pain in or around a joint
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Choose the correct definition of periarthritis. |
inflammation around a joint
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Choose the correct definition of synarthrosis. |
a type of joint that is fixed or rigid
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a type of joint that is fixed or rigid
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angiocarditis
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Choose the correct definition of mesocephalic. |
medium cranial capacity
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What part of the body involves prosoponeuraglia? |
the face
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Choose the meaning of the prefix in hypalgia. |
below normal
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Choose the correct definition of periosteum. |
a fibrous membrane that covers the bones
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Choose the correct definition of malacosteon. |
softening of the bones
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Choose the correct definition of dysostosis. |
defective formation of bones
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Arthrosteitis: the inflammation of the osseous structure of what? |
a joint
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Encephalomalacia: what happens to the cerebellum? |
it becomes soft
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Choose the correct term for 'softening of the heart (muscle).' |
cardiomalacia |
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Choose the meaning of the prefix in dysarthrosis. |
defective |
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Choose the correct definition of osteosclerosis. |
abnormal increase in thickening and density of bone
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Choose the correct definition of acanthocytosis. |
acanthocytes in the blood
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What is an antitoxin capable of? |
neutralizing a specific biologic toxin
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Mesocardia indicates placement of the heart that is what? |
in the mid-line of the thorax
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Choose the correct term for 'congenital absence of one-half of the brain.' |
hemianencephaly |
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Choose the correct term for 'pertaining to the heart.' |
cardiac |