| A | B |
|---|
| bradycardia | abnormally slow heartbeat less than 60 beats per minute |
| antibodies | proteins that attack infected cells |
| antigen | substance that causes a formation of antibodies |
| cardiac arrhythmia | abnormal conductive & contraction rhythms of the heart |
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of arteries resulting in thickening of walls & loss of elasticity |
| atherosclerosis | hardening of arteries due to deposits fo fat-like material in the lining of the arteries |
| coagulation | formation of a blood clot |
| diastole | resting period between contractions |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| embolism | sudden obstruction of blood vessel by debris |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| gangrene | death of body tissue due to insufficient blood supply |
| fibrillation | rapid erratic abnormal heart beats |
| flutter | abnormal, rapid heartbeat of up to 300 coordinated contractions per minute |
| hematoma | swelling as a result of a break in a blood vessel |
| hemolytic | destruction of blood and blood particles |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| ischemia | tissue injury due to decrease in blood flow |
| infarct | cellular death due to lack of blood flow |
| palpitations | irregular, rapid pulsation of the heart |
| plasma | fluid portion of the blood |
| pyrexia | fever produced as part of the body's immune response to infection and disese |
| serum | blood plasma without fibrinogen and other clotting agents |
| stenotic | constriction or narrowing of a passage such as a blood vessel |
| systole | cycle of heart movement when the heart is contracting |
| tachycardia | rapid heart rate greater than 100 |
| thrombocyte | a platelet |
| thrombus | a blood clot |
| aneurysm | dilation or weakening of a wall of an artery |
