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Cardiovascular System
Medical Terminology I- Cardiovascular System
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Undergraduate 1
02/16/2011
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analgesic
 Definition
a medication that relieves pain
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ather/o
 Definition
fatty
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scler/o
 Definition
hardening
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coron/o
 Definition
heart
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arter/o
 Definition
artery
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diastole
 Definition
period of relaxation of the heart
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edema
 Definition
swelling
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nocturia
 Definition
urination at night
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occlusion
 Definition
condition of being closed
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orth/o
 Definition
straight
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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palpable
 Definition
detectable by touch
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SA node
 Definition
pacemaker of the heart
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angina pectoris
 Definition
painful left shoulder
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MVP
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mitrovalve prolapse
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thrombophlebitis
 Definition
inflammation of the vein
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