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| ACE inhibitor | an antihypertensive drug that blocks the formation of angiotensin II in the kidney, leading to relaxation of the arteries; promotes the excretion of salt and water by inhibiting the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme; also used to treat congestive heart failure |
| anemia | a deficiency of red blood cells |
| aneurysm | an abnormal bulge caused by weakening of an artery wall |
| angina | a heart condition marked by paroxysms of chest pain due to reduced oxygen to the heart |
| angioplasty | an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery |
| anticoagulant | medicine that prevents or retards the clotting of blood |
| aplastic anemia | anemia characterized by pancytopenia resulting from failure of the bone marrow; can be caused by neoplasm or by toxic exposure |
| arrhythmia | an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart |
| atheroma | a fatty deposit in the intima of an artery |
| atherosclerosis | a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries |
| atrial fibrillation | fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart |
| blood dyscrasia | any abnormal condition of the blood |
| bradycardia | abnormally slow heartbeat |
| cardiac arrest | absence of systole |
| cardiomyopathy | a disorder of the heart muscle |
| pericardium | a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart |
| pernicious anemia | a chronic progressive anemia of older adults |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs |
| sepsis | the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues |
| tachycardia | abnormally rapid heartbeat (over 100 beats per minute) |
| temporal arteritis | inflammation of the temporal arteries |
| thrombocytopenia | a blood disease characterized by an abnormally small number of platelets in the blood |
| thrombolytic | a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle |
| thrombosis | the formation or presence of a thrombus in a blood vessel |
| thrombus | a blood clot formed within a blood vessel and remaining attached to its place of origin |
| transfusion reaction | reaction of the body to a transfusion of blood that is not compatible with its own blood; an adverse reaction can range from fever and hives to renal failure and shock and death |
| valvulitis | inflammation of a valve |
| varicose vein | a vein that is permanently dilated; most common in the legs |
| ventricular fibrillation | fibrillation of heart muscles resulting in interference with rhythmic contractions of the ventricles and possibly leading to cardiac arrest |
| cholesterol | a substance in the blood that can cause heart disease |
| coronary artery disease | a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries |
| coronary thrombosis | obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus) |
| defibrillation | treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles |
| diuretic | any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine |
| electrocardiogram | a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph |
| embolism | occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus |
| embolus | an abnormal particle circulating in the blood |
| endocarditis | inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves |
| erythrocyte | a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus |
| hemoglobin | a red protein in blood that transports oxygen |
| hemolytic anemia | anemia resulting from destruction of erythrocytes |
| hemostasis | surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood |
| leukemia | disease characterized by overproduction of white blood cells |
| leukocyte | blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi |
| leukopenia | an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count |
| megaloblastic anemia | anemia characterized by many large immature and dysfunctional red blood cells (megaloblasts) in the bone marrow; associated with pernicious anemia |
| myocardial infarction | destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle |
