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| Encompasses the treatment of heart disease. |
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| Specializes in treating adults. Provides nonsurgical treatments to detect, prevent, and treat heart and vascular diseases. |
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| Specializes in treating infants, children, and teenagers. Provides nonsurgical treatments to detect, prevent, and treat heart and vascular diseases. |
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| Performs surgeries to treat cardiovascular disorders, such as coronary artery bypass, valve replacement or repairs, heart transplants, and repairs of complex heart problems present from birth (congenital heart disease). |
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| Interventional Cardiologist |
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| Performs other invasive procedures, such as angioplasty, pacemaker insertion, and implantable cardioverter defribillator insertion. |
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| Specializes in surgical treatment of blood vessels and vascular disorders. |
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| Medical specialty that encompasses the study of the various elements of the immune system and their functions. |
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| Specialist who studies and treats the body's defense mechanism against invasion of foreign substances that cause diseases. |
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| Cardiovascular System (CV) a.k.a. Circulatory System |
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| Is composed of the heart. It delivers oxygen, nutrients, and other essential substances to body cells and removes waste products of cellular metabolism |
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| Depends on the pumping action of the heart to circulate its substances throughout the body. It consists of a network of vessels and nodes, and a few specialized organs including hte tonsils, thymus, and spleen. |
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angi/o
angi/o/graphy
-graphy |
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vessel (usually blood or lymph)
process of recording blood vessels
process of recording |
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aneurysm/o
aneurysm/o/rrhaphy
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widening, widened blood vessel
suture of a blood vessel
suture |
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aort/o
aort/o/stenosis
-stenosis |
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aorta
narrowing of the aorta
narrowing, stricture |
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ateri/o
ateri/o/sclerosis
-scler
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artery
abnormal hardening of arterial walls
hardening;sclera(white of eye)
abnormal condition;increase(used primarily with blood cells) |
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arteriol/o
arteriol/itis
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arteriole
inflammation of an arteriole
inflammation |
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fatty plaque
fatty degeneration or thickening of the larger arterial walls, as in atherosclerosis
tumor |
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atri/o
atri/o/ventricul/ar
ventricul
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atrium
pertaining to the atrium and the ventricle
ventricle(of heart or brain)
pertaining to |
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cardi/o
cardi/o/megaly
-megaly |
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heart
enlargement of the heart; also called megalocardia
enlargement |
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heart
pertaining to the heart
pertaining to |
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vein
inflammation of a vein
inflammation |
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vein
pertaining to the veins or blood passing through them
pertaining to |
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thromb/o
thromb/o/lysis
-lysis |
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blood clot
breaking up of a thrombus
separation;destruction;loosening |
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dilated vein
pertaining to a dilated vein
pertaining to; sugar |
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vessel; vas deferens; duct
spasm of a blood vessel
involuntary contraction, twitching |
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vessel
pertaining to or composed of blood vessels
pertaining to |
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ventricul/o
intra/ventricul/ar
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ventricle(of heart or brain)
within a ventricle
pertaining to |
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heart condition
rapid heart rate
rapid |
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-gram
electr/o/cardi/o/gram
electr/o
cardi/o |
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record, writing
record of electrical activity of the heart
electricity
heart |
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-graph
electr/o/cardi/o/graph
electr/o
cardi/o |
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instrument for recording
instrument for recording electrical cavity of the heart
electricity
heart |
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-graphy
electr/o/cardi/o/graphy
electr/o
cardi/o |
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process of recording
process of recording electrical activity of the heart
electricity
heart |
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-stenosis
arteri/o/stenosis
areteri/o |
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narrowing, stricture
narrowing of an artery
artery |
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-um
endo/cardi/um
endo-
cardi |
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structure, thing
structure within the heart
in, within
heart |
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Endocardium
Myocardium
Pericardium |
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| The inner membranous layer, lines the interior of the heart and heart valves. |
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| 4 chambered muscular organ located in the meastin/um. The area between the chest and lungs. |
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| What 3 layers are located in the walls of the heart? |
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| Endocarium, myocardium, and pericardium. |
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| The middle muscular layer is composed of a special type of muscle. The contraction of muscle bundles results in squeezing or wringing of the heart chambers to eject blood from the chambers. |
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| A fibrous sac, it surrounds and encloses the entire heart. |
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| Inflammation or infection of the pericardial sac with an accumulation of pericardial fluid. |
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| Surgical puncture around the heart. |
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| When the fluid presses on the heart and prevents it from beating. |
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| The surgical procedure meaning excision of all or part of the peri/cardi/um |
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| Suturing a wound in the peri/cardi/um |
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| Cross-striations of cardi/ac muscle provide the mechanics of squeezing blood out of the heart chambers to maintain the flow of blood in one direction. |
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| The circulatory system that consists of the heart and blood vessels. |
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| Consists of lymph vessels, lymph nodes, and lymphoid organs(spleen, thymus, tonsils). |
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| Largest blood vessel in the body. It's the main turnk of systemic circulation. |
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| Deoxygenated blood enters this via two large veins, the vena cavae (singular, vena cava) |
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| Conveys blood from the upper portion of the body (head and arms). |
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| Conveys blood from the lower portion of the body (legs) |
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| The only artery that carries deoxygenated blood. It runs diagonally upward, then divides abruptly to form the branches of the right & left pulmonary arteries. |
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| Oxygen-rich blood returns to the heart via four pulmonary veins, which deposit the blood into this. |
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| The heart is composed of 4 chambers |
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| Upper chambers are right atrium (RA) and left atrium (LA). Lower chambers are right ventricle (RV) and left ventricle (LV). |
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| When the flutter occurs in the atrium. |
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| When the flutter occurs in the ventricle |
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| Muscular layer of the heart |
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| A wall or partition dividing a body space or cavity. |
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| Some are membranous; others are composed of bone or cartilage. |
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| Interventricular septum (IVS) |
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| The partition that divides the LV from the RV. |
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| The atria are separated by a thinner muscular septum |
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| abbreviation of the septum situated between the ventricles |
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| abbreviation of the septum situated between the atria |
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-rapid
-heart rate that is rapid. |
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| rapid swallowing or eating |
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| slow swallowing or eating |
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| the short loop of blood vessels that runs from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart. |
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| routes blood through a long loop to all parts of the body before returning it to the heart. |
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| the right atrium receives oxygen-poor blood from all tissues except those of the lungs. The blood from the head and arms is delivered to the RA through this. |
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| the blood from the legs and torso is delivered to the RA through this. |
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| blood flows from the right atrium through this and into the right ventricle. the leaflets (cusps) are shaped so that they form a one-way passage, which keeps the blood flowing in only one direction. |
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-three
-the valve has three leaflets or flaps |
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-two
-a valve that has two leaflets or flaps. |
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| The ventricles are the pumping chambers of the heart. As the right ventricle contracts to pump oxygen-deficient blood through this into the pulmonary artery, the tri/cuspid valve remains closed, preventing a backflow of blood into the right atrium. |
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| right and left pulmonary arteries |
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| When the blood passes through the pulmonary trunk, also known as the main pulmonary atery, it branches into these. They carry the oxygen-deficient blood to the lungs. |
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| movement of blood through the arteries |
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| a disease or abnormal condition of arteri/al hardening. it's characterized by thickening and loss of elasticity of arteri/al walls. |
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-stone or calculus
-also called an arteri/al calculus, is a calculus, or stone, in an artery |
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| involuntary contraction or twitching of an artery. |
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| right and left pulmonary veins |
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| Oxygenated blood leaves the lungs and returns to the heart by these. |
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| The four pulmonary veins empty into the LA. The LA contracts to force blood through this into the LV. It's located between the LA and LV, is a bi/cuspid or bi/leaflet valve, which means that number of leaflets or flaps that the mitral valve has is two. |
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| procedure used to draw blood from a vein |
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| stricture of narrowing of a vein |
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| contraction or twitching of a vein |
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| specialist in the study of blood |
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| dilation or expansion of a blood vessel. |
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| arteri/oles are thinner than arteries and carry blood to extending minute vessels called capillaries |
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| pertaining to a dilated vein |
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| Tricuspid valve and mitral valve are situated between the upper and lower chambers and are attached to the heart walls be fibrous strands called chordae tendinae. The pulmonary valve and the aortic valve are located at the exits of the ventricles. |
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| THe aortic, pulmonary, and tricuspid valves |
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| they open and permit blood to flow through and seal shut to prevent backflow. The opening and closing of the cusps takes place with each heartbeat. |
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| Primary responsibility for initiating the heartbeat rests with this. Also known as the pacemaker of the heart. It is a small region of specialized cardiac muscle tissue located on the posterior wall of the right atrium (RA). |
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| atrioventricular (AV)node |
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| The wave of electricity moves to another region of the myo/cardi/um called the AV. |
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| pertaining to the atrium and ventricles |
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| THe AV node instantaneously transmits impulses here. A bundle of specialized fibers that transmits those impulses to the right and left bundle branches. |
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| From the right and left bundle branches, impulses travel through here to the rest of the ventricul/ar my/o/cardi/um and bring about ventricul/ar contraction. |
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| the normal period of heart contraction |
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| the normal period of heart relaxation |
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| the process of recording electric/al activity generated by the heart |
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| record of electric/al activity generated by the heart |
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| abbreviation for electro/c/ardi/o/gram. To evaluate an abnormal cardi/ac rhythm, such as tachy/cardia, and EKG may be helpful. |
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| normal heart rhythm, shows 5 waves on the ECG strip, which represent electrical changes as they spread through the heart. |
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P waves, QRS waves, T wave
P waves represents atrial depolarization, conduction of an electrical impulse through the atria. QRS waves, commonly referred to as the QRS complex, represent ventricular depolarization, conduction of electrical impulses through the ventricle by way of the bundle of His and the Purkinje fibers. These electrical changes cause ventricular contraction. The T wave represents the electrical recovery and relaxation of the ventricles (during diastole). |
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| Abnormal smallness of the heart or an underdeveloped heart. |
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megal/o/cardia
cardi/o/megaly |
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| Coronary artery disease (CAD) |
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| Affects the arteries and may cause various pathological conditions, including a reduced flow of oxygen and nutrients to the myocardium. |
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| Accumulation of plaque within the arterial wall. |
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| excision or removal of dead tissue |
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| my/o/cardi/al infarction (MI) or infarct |
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| Caused by occlusion of one or more coronary arteries. MI is a medical emergency requiring immediate attention. |
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| condition in which a stationary blood clot obstructs a blood vessel a the site of its formation. |
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| Agents that prevent or delay blood coagulation; they are used in the prevention and treatment of a thrombus. |
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| producing or forming a blood clot |
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| detruction or dissolving of a thrombus |
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| ballooning out of the wall of the aorta |
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| pertaining to the cerebrum |
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| dilation of a vessel caused by weakness |
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consists of lymph, lymph vessels, lymph nodes, and three organs-the tonsils, thymus, and spleen. It has 3 main functions and is responsible for
1. draining excess interstital fluid from tissue spaces and returning it to circulating blood.
2. protecting the body by defending against foreign or harmful agents, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancerous cells.
3. absorbing and transporting digested fats to venous circulation, provided by aggregations of lymphatic tissue known as Peyer patches that are present in the lining of the ileum (small intestine) |
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| most interstitial fluid is absorbed from the interstitial (or intercellular) spaces by thin-walled vessels. |
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| Interstitial fluid becomes lymph and is passed through lympatic tissue. The nodes are found in clusters in such areas as the neck (cervic/al lymph nodes), under the arm (axill/ary lymph nodes), the pelvis (ili/ac lymph nodes), and the groin (inguin/al lymph nodes). They act as filters against foreign materials. |
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gland
disease of a gland
disease |
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agglutin/o
agglutin/ation
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clumping, gluing
process of cells clumping together
process (of) |
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immune, immunity, safe
producing immunity
forming, producing, origin |
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lymph/o
lymph/o/poiesis
-poiesis |
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lymph
formation of lymphocytes or of lymphoid tissue
formation, production |
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lymphaden/o
lympha/aden/itis
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lymph gland(node)
inflammation of a lymph gland(node)
inflammation |
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lymphani/o
lymphangi/oma
-oma |
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lymph vessel
tumor composed of lymphatic vessels
tumor |
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swallowing, eating
cell that swallows and eats (cellular debris)
cell |
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splen/o
splen/o/megaly
-megaly |
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spleen
enlargement of the spleen
enlargement |
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thymus gland
tumor of the thymus gland, usually a benign tumor
tumor |
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-phylaxis
ana/phylaxis
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protection
against protection
against;up;back |
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| thin-walled tubes that carry lymph from the tissue spaces to larger lymph vessels. |
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| malignant tumor of lymph nodes and lymph tissue. |
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| inflammation of the heart and blood vessels. |
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| surgical repair of a vessel |
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| Thoracic duct and right lymphatic duct |
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| Carries lymph into veins in the upper thoracic region. |
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| any disease of the lymphatic system |
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| Small round structures not only produce lymph/o/cytes, but also filter and purify lymph by removing such harmful substances as bacteria and cancerous cells. |
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| cervical nodes, the axillary nodes, and the inguinal nodes |
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| lymph node located in the neck |
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| lymph node located in the armpit |
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| lymph node located in the groin |
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| a small mass of lymphoid tissue in the mucous membranes of the pharynx and base of the tongue. |
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| Located in the left upper quadrant (LUQ) of the abdomen and behind the stomach. It's the largest lymphatic organ in the body. |
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| mirco/organ/ism capable of producing disease |
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| loss of large amounts of blood in a short period |
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| phag/o/cyt/ic cell in the spleen |
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