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60 Cards in this Set
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profuse sweating
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diaphoresis
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inability to adequately perform a given function or action
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incompetent
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thin, flattened structure; term used to describe the leaf-shaped structures that compose a heart valve
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leaflet
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tubular space or channel within any organ or structure of the body; space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube
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lumen
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vague, uneasy feeling of body weakness, distress, or discomfort, commonly marking the onset of and persisting throughout a disease
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malaise
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blockage in a canal, vessel, or passage of the body; the state of being closed
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occlusion
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open and unblocked, such as a patent artery
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patent
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preventive measure or technique commonly involving the use of a biologic, chemical, or mechanical agent to destroy or prevent the entry of infectious organisms
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prophylaxis
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state of being sticky or gummy
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viscosity
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a widening, a widened blood vessel
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aneurysm
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vessel (usually blood or lymph)
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angi or vascul
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aorta
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aort
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artery
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arteri
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arteriole
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arteriol
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atrium
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atri
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fatty plaque
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ather
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heart
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cardi
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electricity
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electr
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plug
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embol
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blood vessel
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hemangi
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muscle
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my
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vein
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phleb or ven
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hardening; sclera (white of eye)
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scler
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septum
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sept
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pulse
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sphygm
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narrowing, stricture
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sten
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blood clot
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thromb
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ventricle (of the heart or brain)
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ventricul
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record, writing
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gram
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instrument for recording
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graph
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pulse
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sphyxia
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narrowing, stricture
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stenosis
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slow
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brady
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in, within
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endo
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outside
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extra
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around
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peri
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rapid
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tachy
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across
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trans
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localized abnormal dilation of a vessel, usually an artery
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aneurysm
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condition of being stopped or bringing to a stop
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arrest
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loss of effective cardiac function, which results in cessation of circulation
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cardiac
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cessation of the circulation of blood due to ventricular standstill or fibrillation
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circulatory
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inability of the heart to maintain a steady rhythm, possibly including a rapid or slow beat or "skipping" a beat
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arrhythmia
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soft blowing sound heard on auscultation, possibly due to vibrations associated with the movement of blood, valvular action, or both;
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bruit
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any disease of heart muscle that diminishes cardia function
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cardiomyopathy
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thin, flexible, hollow plastic tube that is small enough to be threaded through a vein, artery, or tubular structure
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catheter
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narrowing of a vessel, especially the aorta
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coarctation
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failure of the heart to supply an adequate amount of blood to tissues and organs
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heart failure
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mass of undissolved matter (foreign object, air, gas, tissue, thrombus)circulating blood or lymphatic channels until it becomes lodged in a vessel
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embolus
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quivering or spontaneous muscle contractions especially of the heart, causing ineffectual contractions
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fibrillation
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arrest of bleeding or circulation
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hemostasis
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excessive amounts of lipids (cholesterol, phospholipids, and triglycerides) in the blood
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hyperlipidemia
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common disorder characterized by elevated blood pressure persistently exceeding 140mm
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hypertension
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hypertension in which there is no identifiable cause;
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primary
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hypertension that results from an underlying, identifiable commenly correctable cause
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secondary
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any heart disorder caused by prolonged hypertension including left ventricular hypertrophy
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hypertensive heart disease
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inplantable battery-powered device that monitors and, if necessary; corrects an irregular heart rhythm
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implantable cardioverterdefibrillator
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area of tissue that undergoes necrosis following cessation of blood supply
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infarct
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local and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to circulatory obstruction
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ischemia
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common and occasionally serious condition in which the leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse into the left atrium during systole causing a characteristic murmur heard on auscultation
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mitral valve prolapse
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