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cardiovascular system
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
11/03/2009

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angiogram
Definition
xray of vessel
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angioplasty
Definition
opening of a blood vessel
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anticoagulant
Definition
meds to delay blood clotting
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cardiac catheterization
Definition
cathider passed thru the heart
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commissurotomy
Definition
cutting of a heart valve thats defective
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diuretic
Definition
meds that lowers blood pressure
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doppler
Definition
ultrasonic probe that checks blood flow
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electrocardiogram
Definition
pic of eletrical impulses of the heart
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endarterectomy
Definition
boring out the inside linning of the artery to increase the lumen
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pacemaker
Definition
battery powered to keep a heart beat
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sodium-restricted diet
Definition
treatment to reduce edema and blood pressure
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vasodilator
Definition
a drug that causes a vessel to dialate
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vasopressor
Definition
a drug that causes a vessel to constrict
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venipuncture
Definition
puncture of a vein
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right lymphatic duct
Definition
large lymph vessel in the chest that drains lymph from the upper right part of the body
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adenoids
Definition
masses of lymph tissue in the nasopharynx
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thymus gland
Definition
organ in the mediastinum that produces t cell lymphocytes and helps in the immune system
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lymph capillaries
Definition
tiniest lymph vessels
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lymph nodes
Definition
stationary lymph tissue along the path of lymph vessels all over the body
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thoracic duct
Definition
large lymph vessel in the chest that drains lymph from the lower part and left side of the bosy above the diaphragm
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interstitial fluid
Definition
fluid that lies bewtween cells and becomes lymph as it enters lymph capillaries
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spleen
Definition
organ newar the stomach that produces, stores, and eleminates blood cells
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echocardiogram
Definition
reflected sound waves from the heart
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holter monitor
Definition
recordiong device for ecg activity
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treadmill test
Definition
evaluation of heart function by excercise
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arterial blood gases
Definition
measurement of o2 co2 and pH
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cbc
Definition
complete blood count
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cholesterol
Definition
a fatlike substance found in a vessel wall
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ecg
Definition
electrical recording of the heart
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prothrombin
Definition
blood coagulation test
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angiocardiography
Definition
xray record of heart and blood vessels
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erythrocytes
Definition
red blood cells
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leukocytes
Definition
white blood celss
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hemoglobin
Definition
red blood cell pigment
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plasma
Definition
blood fluid
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fibrinogen
Definition
a blood clotting protein
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serum
Definition
blod fluid that doesnt clot
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diastolic pressure
Definition
bottom number of a blood pressure reading
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sphygmomanometer
Definition
measures blood presssure
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