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| aorta(largest artery in the heart) |
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| sound(like echocardiogram, sonogram of the heart) |
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| ischemia(deficiency or blockage of blood flow to the heart) |
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| clot or embolism of the heart or blood vessels |
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| heart valve or pulmonary valve or valves of veins |
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| referring to the heart ventricle |
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| fatty plaque in the heart or blood vessels |
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| vasospasm or vasoconstriction of a vessel |
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| cerebrum or cerebrospinal |
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| membrane/meninges of the brain or spine |
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| the study of, eg cardiology(heart) |
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specialist in the study of eg neurologist
one who studies the nervous system |
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inflammation eg endocarditis
inflammation of the inside of the heart |
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| anemia(lack of red blood cells) |
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condition of pain eg angina
pain of the heart |
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paralysis
eg hemiplegia d/t stroke |
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| burst or burst forth as in hemorrhage(sudden heavy bleeding) |
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| scoliosis- abnormal curvature of the spine |
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| tumor or mass like neuroma, a mass on the spinal cord |
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| cardio/myopathy -disease of the heart muscle |
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| separation or loosening of ex. thrombolysis |
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| hardening ex. atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) |
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phlebotomy
drawing blood samples from a vein with a needle puncture |
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| surgical removal ex. laminectomy |
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| pertaining to speech ex. aphasia |
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| pertaining to ex. cardiac |
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| thrombocyte pertaining to a blood clot |
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| deficiency or lack of ex. thrombocytopenia |
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growth/enlargment
ex. hypertrophy of the heart |
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to record or take a picture
ex.echocardiography |
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surgical reconstruction
ex. vertebroplasty |
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| refers to swelling from retaining water/fluid in the body tissue |
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neurogenesis
the formation of new neurons/nerve cells |
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neuropathy disease/disorder
disease of the nerves |
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| pain along a nerve ex. neuralgia |
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ex. hemophilia
attraction ex. hemophilia(a blood clotting disorder |
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breakdown or destruction
ex.hemolysis-destruction of red blood cells |
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ex. neurologist-specialist in nervous system disorders |
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ex.meningocele-fluid filled sac with spinal fluid protruding through the spinal bone outside the spine covered by thin skin |
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