Term
|
Definition
| diseases that are not transmitted through contact with other |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| diseases of the heart and blood vessels |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| condition which the walls of arteries become thick and lose their elasticity |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| pain and tightness or pressure in the chest |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| rhythmic disturbance that occurs when the muscle fibers of heart contract in an uncoordinated manner |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| occurs when blood supply to part of brain is cut off, result, nerve cells in that part of brain cannot function |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| produces graph of the electrical activity of heart |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| involves placing microphone on persons chest to record heart sounds and signals, transferring from photography to graph paper |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| procedure thats used to help evaluate the extent of coroanry aterty disease, uses catheter |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| like xray machine, but gives moving image instead of still photograph |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| threads balloon tipped catheter through body to site of blockage |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| creates detours around obstructed or narrowed coronary arteries so blood can reach the heart |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| constitute abnormal, uncontrolled cell growth |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| process of cancer cells spreading |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| removal of small amount of tissue thats examined |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| use of anticancer medications in treatment of cancer |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| chronic disease that affects way body cells convert food into energy |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| sugar carbohydrates are changed into |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| hormone produced in pancreas |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| occurs most often before age of 15 |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| occurs most often before age of 15 |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| occurs most often before age of 15 |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| occurs usually in adults over 40 |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| most serious type of arthritis and is mainly destructive and disabling inflammation of the joints |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| most common type of arthritis, affecting about 16 million people |
|
|
