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- 2. Spasm of a blood vessel.
- 4. Abnormally high levels of lipids (fatty substances) in the blood.
- 6. Inflammation of a vein associated with the formation of a thrombus (blood clot).
- 8. Pertaining to a cardiac ventricle
- 9. Valve with three cusps; pertaining to the tricuspid valve.
- 12. Condition in which there is a lack of oxygen due to decreased blood supply to a part of the body caused by constriction or obstruction of a blood vessel.
- 14. Pertaining to the pericardium, the sac surrounding the heart.
- 17. A blood clot within the vascular system; stationary blood clot.
- 19. Medical instrument used to listen to the normal and pathological sounds of the heart, lungs, and other internal organs.
- 20. Occurs when a focal area of the heart muscle dies or is permanently damaged because of an inadequate supply of oxygen to that area; also known as a heart attack.
- 21. Low blood pressure
- 22. An abnormal rapid throbbing or fluttering of the heart that is perceptible to the patient and may be felt by the physician during a physical exam
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- 1. Medicine that acts directly on smooth muscle cells within blood vessels to make them widen (dilate)
- 3. Medical instrument used to measure the arterial blood pressure.
- 5. Pertaining to the heart muscle (myocardium)
- 7. Inflammation of the heart muscle that is usually caused by viral, bacterial, or fungal infections that reach the heart.
- 10. Literally means inflammation of a vein.
- 11. Causing constriction of the blood vessels.
- 13. A blockage in a vessel, canal, or passage of the body.
- 15. Process of development of an infarct, which is death of tissue resulting from obstruction of blood flow.
- 16. A condition in which the force of blood flowing through the blood vessels is consistently too high; commonly called high blood pressure (HBP).
- 17. Rapid heartbeat that is over 100 beats per minute.
- 18. Process of measuring the oxygen saturation of blood.