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General Medicine Week 11 cardiac Terms

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AblationDestruction of a pathway by electrical or chemical means
Artifactsignal interference
CardioversionRestore normal heart rhythm using electrical or chemical means
Diastoleresting or filling phase of heart cycle
Lumeninner opening of a vessel
PalpitationFeeling of irregular heartbeats
PerfusionCirculation of blood thru an organ
Systolecontraction phase of heart cycle
Troponinprotein released during myocardial damage
Atrioventricularreferring to the atrium & ventricles
Aortostenosisnarrowing of aorta
Venostasisstoppage of bloodflow thru veins
ThrombophlebitisInflammation odf vessel involving a clot
Supraventricularabove the ventricles
LymphedemaExcess fluid cased by lymph fluid
Cardiomegalyemlarged heart
Erythocytopeniadecrease in amount of red blood cells
Aneurysmweakening in the wall of a blood vessel
Arrythmiairregular heart rhythm
Arteiosclerosishardening of artery walls
AtherosclerosisExcess fatty deposits in vessels
Cardiomyopathydiseased heart muscle
AnginaChest pain caused by low levels of O2
Ischemialack of blood to an organ
Murmursound caused by turbulance of blood flow the wrong way in heart


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