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| process of evaluating the heart structures using sound waves |
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| the record of electrical activity of the myocardium |
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| localized ballonlike enlargement of an atery |
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| foreign object that is circulating in blood |
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| inflammation of the endocardium and sometimes the heart valves |
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| malignant tumor of endothelial cells |
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| inflammation of a blood or lymph vessel |
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| any disorder of blood coagulation |
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| persistence of the fetal communication between the left pulmonary artery and aorta that should close after birth |
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| control or stoppage of bleeding |
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| use of electrical shock ot restore the normal heart rhythm |
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| tendinous cords connecting the two atrioventricular valves to the appropriate papillary muscles in the heart ventricles. |
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| A clot in the blood that forms and blocks a blood vessel |
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| common passageway for the upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts |
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| commonly called the voice box: entrance to the trachea, contains the vocal cords |
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| a muscle that separates the thoracic and peritoneal cavaties from each other |
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| triangular shaped cartilage and fucntions to cover and protect the airway during swallowing-major landmark for endotracheal intubation |
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| grapelike cluster at the end of each bronchiole:used for gas exchange |
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| spitting of blood from the lower respiratory tract |
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| small hook-like projections to which the vocal cords attach |
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| serous epithelial membrane lining the thorax |
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| abnormal accumulation of air or gas in the chest cavaity |
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| called the windpipe:air passes from the larynx to the trachea |
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