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LOM Ch 11 Cardiovascular System Set 5
Language of Medicine, 9th Edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner
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05/23/2010

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vasodilation
Definition
dilation of a vessel
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vascular
Definition
pertaining to a vessel
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venous
Definition
pertaining to the vein
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venous cutdown
Definition
small surgical incision to permit access to a collapsed vein
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intravenous infusion
Definition
delivery of fluids into a vein
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venipuncture
Definition
procedure performed for phlebotomy or to start an intravenous infusion
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ventricul/o
Definition
combined form meaning ventricle or lower heart chamber
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arrhythmias
Definition
abnormal heart rhythms (dysrhythmias)
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bradycardia and heart block (atrioventricular block)
Definition
failure of proper conduction of impulses from the SA node through the AV node to the atrioventricular bundle
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