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systole
heart contraction
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diastole
heart relaxation
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-lysis
separation, destruction, loosening
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arrhythmia
irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat
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arteriosclerosis
thickening, hardening, and loss of the elasticity of the arterial walls. leads to altered function of tissues and organs
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atherosclerosis
the most common form of arteriosclerosis. caused bay an accumulation of fatty substances within the walls of the arteries
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bruit
french for noise. a soft blowing sound heard on auscultation; can be caused by turbulent blood flow.
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deep vein thrombosis
formation of a blood clot in a deep vein of the body; occurs most frequently in the iliac and femoral veins
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embolus
a mass of undissolved matter present in a blood or lymphatic vessel. may be solid. liquid. or gaseous. Occlusion of a vessel from an embolus usually results in the development of infarcts
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fibrillation
abnormal quivering or contraction of the heart fibers. untreated ventricular fibrillation leads to cardiac arrest and then death. Defibrillation equipment to convert the heart to a normal beat
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ishemia
a local and temporary deficiency of blood supply to tissue. caused by constriction or occlusion of a blood vessel.
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murmur
an abnormal sound heard on auscultation, caused by defects in the valves or chambers of the heart.
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myocardial infraction (MI)
heart attack; caused by partial or complete occlusion of one or mare coronary arteries. results in heart tissue death
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rheumatic heart disease
rheumatic fever; streptococcal infection that causes damage t the heart valves and hear muscle
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varicose veins
swollen, distended veins cause by incompetent venous valves, most often seen in the lower legs
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hodgkin's disease
a type of malignant lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic tissue). reed-stemberg cells
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mononucleosis
acute infection, caused by the epstein-bar virus. characterized by sore throat fever, fever, and enlarged lymph nodes and spleen
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CHF
congestive heart failure
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CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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ECG, EKG
electrocardiiogram
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HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
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isch/o
deficiency, blockage
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