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| angina pectoris | acute chest pain caused by decreased blood supply to the heart muscle |
| artificial pacemaker | an electronic device that stimulates the initiation of an impulse within the heart |
| auscultation | a physical assessment procedure using a stethescope to listen to sounds within the chestm, abdomen, and other parts of the body |
| cardiac arrest | cessation of an effective heartbeat; heart may be completely stopped or quivering ineffectively in fibriliation |
| cardiac catherterization | the process of inserting a thin, flexible tube into a vein or artery and guiding t into the heart for the purpose of detecting pressures and patterns of blood flow |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| cardiomyopathy | any primary disease of heart muscle |
| congestive heart failure | condition in which the heart's pumping ability is impaired and results in fluid accumulation in vessels and tissue spaces |
| coronary artery bypass grafting | a surgical procedure in which a blood vessel from another part of the body is used to bypass the blocked region of a coronary artery |
| cor pulmonale | hypertrphy of the right ventricle caused by hypertension in the pulmonary circulation |
| defibrillation | a procedure in which an electric shock is applied to the heart |
| echocardiography | a noninvasive clinical procedure using pulses of high-frequency sound waves |
| fibrillation | repid, random, ineffectual, and irregular contractions of the heart at 350 or more beats per minute |
| heart block | impairment of conduction of imulses from the sinoatrial node to heart muscle |
| mitral valve prolapse | improper closure of the mitral valve when the heart is pumping blood |
| myocardial infarction | destruction of a region of heart muscle as a result of oxygen deprivation because of a blockage in blood vessels in that area |
| valvular heart disease | any disorder of the heart valves including insufficiency, stenosis, and prolapse |
| acquired immunodeficiency syndrome | a fata last stage of HIV infection characterized by profound immunosuppression |
| allergen | a susstance capable of causing a specific hypersensitivity in the body |
| anaphylaxis | an exaggerated or unusual hypersensitivty to a foreign protein or other substances |
| autoimmune disease | a condition in which the body's immune system becomes defective and produces anitbodies against itself |
| immunologist | a specialist in the study, diagnosis, and treatment of immune system disorders |
| interleukins | proteins that stimulate the growth of T cell lymphocytes and activate immune responses |
| kaposi's sarcoma | a proliferation of malignant neoplastic lesions characterized by bluish nodules on the skin |
| lymphadenitis | inflammation of hte lymph glands |
| lymphangiogram | a procedure in which a dye is injected into lymph vessels in the foot and radiographs are taken to show the path of lymph flow as it moves into the chest area |
| lymphedema | swelling of tissues because of fluid accumulation resulting from obstruction of lymph vessels or disorders of the lymph nodes |
| metastasis | spread of a malignant tumor to a secondary site |
| mononucleosis | an acute infectious disease, causedf by the Epstein-Barr virus |
| oncologist | a specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of malignant disorders |
| splenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen |
| chordae tendineae | valve cusps attached to the papilary muscles in the ventricles by connective tissue strings |
| papillary muscles | Two or three fingerlike masses of myocardium |
| endocardium | smooth inner lining of the heart, permits blood to move easily through the heart and forms the valves of the heart |
| epicardium | the viseral pericardium and is a think protective layer attached to the underling muscle |
| myocardium | the thick middle layer that forms the bulk of the heart |
| pericardial sac | Covering of the heart |
| Digitalis | a drug that increases the stength of the regularity of heart contractions |
| Pulmonary circuit | takes blood from the right side of the heart and returns it to the left side of the heart |
| systemic circuit | carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle through the arteries to the capillaries |
| interferon | offers protection against viruses |
| complement | group of proteins that become activated when in contact with a foreign substance |
| immunoglobulins | antibody capable of reacting with only a specific antigen |
