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- 2. Ultrasound, procedure in which blood flow and blood pressure are measured using ultrasound technology(high-frequency soundwaves);sound waves are“bounced” off red blood cells as they circulate through the blood vessels.
- 6. the sac surrounding the heart
- 8. Murmur, abnormal sound heard during auscultation of the heart, such as a whooshing sound created by a valve not completely closing
- 11. Muscle, a type of involuntary muscle found only in the heart; pumps blood from the heart into blood vessels; also called myocardial
- 12. a record of electrical activity of the heart
- 13. white blood cells
- 14. Transfusion, the transfer of blood, or blood components, from a donor to recipient
- 17. the innermost layer of the heart that lines the four chambers and covers the valves of the heart
- 18. inflammation of the pericardium
- 19. disorder involving deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin
- 20. the liquid component of blood
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- 1. red blood cells
- 3. a term for conditions or diseases that are caused by a temporary deficiency in blood flow to an organ or tissue
- 4. rapid ,spontaneous contractions of the muscle fibers in the atria or ventricles;atrial fibrillation or ventricular fibrillation.
- 5. a procedure in which controlled electrical shocks are sent through the heart to restore normal cardiac rhythm in a patient with arrythmia
- 7. a layer of cardiac muscle that makes up the middle of the heart
- 9. Cells, the solid component of blood; also known as the formed elements
- 10. the clotting of blood
- 15. cancer of the plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) that originates in the bone marrow
- 16. Ventriculography, noninvasive procedure in which a radioactive substance called a tracer is injected into a patient to produce images of the left or right ventricle of the heart to measure the volume blood pumped by the ventricle(s).