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Week 5
25
Medical
Not Applicable
06/01/2009

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Term
Stroke
Definition
a sudden severe attack such as a bloockage or rupture of a blood vessel within the brain
Term
Angin (wordroot)
Definition
to choke, quinsy
Term
Mano
Definition
hand
Term
Phono
Definition
sound, voice
Term
Emia
Definition
blood, blood condition
Term
Sphygmomanometer
Definition
an instrument used to measure the arterial blood pressure
Term
Vasotripsy
Definition
the crushing of a blood vessel to arrest hemorrhaging
Term
Radial
Definition
wrist, thumb side
Term
Brachial
Definition
located on the artecubial space of the elbow
Term
Tachycardia
Definition
a fast heartbeat
Term
Phlebotomy
Definition
incision into a vein
Term
Hemangioma
Definition
a benign tumor of a blood vessel
Term
Endarterectomy
Definition
surgical incesion of the inner portion of an artery
Term
Thrombosis
Definition
a condition in which there is a blood clot within the vascular system; a stationary blood clot
Term
cardiotonic
Definition
pertaining to increasing the tone of the heart; a type of medication
Term
arteriosclerosis
Definition
a condition of hardening of an artery
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Endocardium
Definition
the inner lining of the heart
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the heart weighs
Definition
360 grams
Term
Popliteal
Definition
located behind the knee
Term
Blood pressure
Definition
the pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the vessels
Term
Arteries
Definition
a branching system of vessels that transports blood from the right and left ventricles of the heart to all body parts of the body
Term
Arrhythmia
Definition
a condition in which there is a lack of rhythm of the heart beat
Term
Bradycardia
Definition
a condition of a slow heart beat
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Korotkoffs sounds
Definition
tapping sounds heard during auscultation of blood pressure
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Sinoatrial
Definition
cardiac pacemaker; embedded in the wall of the right atrium near the enterance of the superior vena cava
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