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| valve located between the left atrium and left ventricle |
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| valve located between the right atrium and right ventricle |
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| largest veins in the body |
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A transparent, usually colorless, tissue fluid
NOT present in blood |
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| medical term referring to the white blood cells that fight infection |
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| One of the primary lymphatic organs located anterior to the ascending aorta and posterior to the sternum between the lungs |
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| the liquid portion of the blood |
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| filter(s) lymph to keep substances such as bacteria and other foreign agents from entering the blood |
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| function of the cardiovascular system |
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| transport nutrients and oxygen to the cells and to carry carbon dioxide and waste products to the lungs and kidneys for elimination |
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| functions of the lymphatic system |
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provide defense against infection,
absorb fats and fat-soluble vitamins from the small intestine
transport excess tissue fluid to the blood |
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| the pulmonary and the aortic valves |
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| overwhelming, infectious presence of pathogenic organisms in the bloodstream, causing a systemic inflammatory response |
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| the large blood vessels and heart |
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| abnormally rapid heart beat |
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| inflamation of the inner lining of the heart |
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| inflammation of the valves |
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| abnormal reduction in the number of blood cells |
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| tumor composed of blood vessels |
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| reduction in the number of red blood cells |
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| obstruction of a large artery of the arm or leg |
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| congenital cardiac condition characterized by a narrowing of the aorta |
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| rapid, quivering, non-coordinated contractions of the atria or ventricles |
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| intermittent claudication |
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| pain and discomfort in the calf muscles while walking |
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| inflammatory disease that usually occurs in children and often follows an upper respiratory tract streptococcal infection |
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| hereditary, chronic hemolytic disease characterized by crescent-shaped blood cells |
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| heart abnormality present at birth |
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| sudden cessation of cardiac output and effective circulation |
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| deficiency of blood (flow) |
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| narrowing of a valve from scarring |
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| inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply tissues and organs |
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| ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall |
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| excision within the artery (excision of plaque from the arterial wall) |
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| infusion of normal bone marrow cells from a donor |
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| a battery-powered or nuclear-powered apparatus that is implanted under the skin to regulate heart rate |
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| process of radiographic imaging of a blood vessel (after injection of contrast medium) |
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| a radiographic image of the veins (after an injection of contrast media) |
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| an examination that uses a flexible tube that is passed into the heart and blood vessel to determine the condition of the heart and surrounding blood vessels |
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| a basic blood screening that includes several tests |
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| digital subtraction angiography |
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| a process of radiographic imaging of blood vessels that removes structures not being studied |
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| procedure in which a balloon is passed through a blood vessel into a coronary artery to the area where plaque is formed and is inflated to expand the inner diameter of the blood vessel |
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| surgical removal of a vein |
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| surgical procedure that brings new blood supply to heart muscles by detouring around blocked arteries |
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| the puncture and aspiration of the outer layer of the heart |
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| a study that uses sound for detection of blood flow within the vessels |
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| designed to dilate a plaque-clogged vessel to prevent closure of the vessel during and after angioplasty |
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| intracoronary thrombolytic therapy |
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| an injection of medication to dissolve blood clots |
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| coronary artery bypass graft |
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| diverts blood past a blocked artery in the heart |
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| apparatus implanted under the skin to regulate the heartbeat |
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| single-photon emission computed tomography |
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| a nuclear medicine scan that visualizes the heart from several different angles after the injection of a radioactive tracer |
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| drug used to slow the blood clotting process |
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| visualization of a blood vessel's lumen |
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| Ultrasound procedure to assess heart structure and function |
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| Visual examination of blood vessels that can detect coronary occlusions and thromboses |
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| small sac-like structure that stores bile |
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| ring of muscle that guards the opening between the stomach and the duodenum |
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| third portion of the small intestine, approximately 11 feet |
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| soft V-shaped mass that extends from the soft palate |
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| final portion of the colon that is S-shaped and leads to the rectum |
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| tubular passageway for food that extends from the pharynx to the stomach |
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| parts of the small intestine |
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| duodenum, jejunum, and then the ileum |
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| main function of the large intestine |
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| absorption of water and elimination of solid waste |
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| pouch that hangs from her cecum |
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| involuntary wavelike movement of food through the digestive tract |
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| fingerlike projections lining the walls of the small intestine |
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| inflammation of the gallbladder |
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| psychoneurotic disorder characterized by a prolonged refusal to eat |
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chronic disease of the liver involving gradual destruction of cells
hepatitis |
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| distention of the veins in the rectal region |
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| telescoping of a segment of the intestine |
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| malabsorption syndrome caused by an immune reaction to gluten. |
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| inflammation of the colon with the formation of ulcers |
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| black, tarry stool that contains digested blood |
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| periodic disturbances of bowel function, such as diarrhea and/or constipation |
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| occurs when the body absorbs too much iron from food, creating excess iron deposits throughout the body |
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| inflammation of the liver associated with excess fat |
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| chronic intestinal inflammation that usually occurs in the ileus and colon and forms scar tissue |
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| inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth |
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| creation of an artificial opening between the stomach and the jejunum |
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| cut certain branches of the patient's vagus nerve in hopes of reducing the amount of gastric acid produced |
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| series of radiographic films taken of the large intestine after a contrast agent has been administered rectally. |
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| surgical repair of the anus |
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| surgical repair of the esophagus and the stomach |
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| creation of an artificial opening into the ileum |
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| surgical repair of the pylorus |
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| useful in screening for bowel cancer or polyps |
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| cutting of certain branches of the vagus nerve |
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| visual examination of the rectum |
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| instrument used for visual examination of the abdominal cavity |
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| Excision of the gallbladder |
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| Visual examination of the sigmoid colon |
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| Excision of all or part of the stomach |
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| Visual examination of the stomach |
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| visual examination of the colon |
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