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| a sac made up of a double membrane that encloses the heart |
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| visceral pericardium/epicardium |
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| inner-most layer of the pericardium |
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| forms the lining inside the heart |
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| a general diagnostic term that designates primary disease of the heart muscle itself |
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| inflammation of the heart muscle |
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| caused by infective microorganisms that invade the endocardium (valves of the heart affected by this) |
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| inflammation of the pericardium; caused by infectious microorganisms, by a cancerous growth, or by other problems |
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| severe chest pain and constriction about the heart caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the heart itself |
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| irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat; dysrhythmia is more technically correct |
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| abnormalities present in the heart at birth; involve the spectum, a partition that divides the right and left chambers of the heart (abnormal openings between) |
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| complete or partial loss of muscle movement |
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| partial or complete loss of sensation with or without loss of consciousness; results from disease, injury, or administration of an anesthetic |
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| inability or refusal to swallow; characterized by abstention from eating because swallowing is painful |
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| absence or impairment of the ability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs; it results from a brain dysfunction |
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| uneven curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye that prevents the sharp focus of an image on the retina |
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| abnormal slowness of movement or sluggishness of mental and physical processes |
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| loss of consciousness, either temporary or prolonged, as a result of a blow to the head |
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| bruising of brain tissue as a result of head injury |
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| the result of the rupture of a sclerosed or diseased blood vessel in the brain |
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| a brain disorder characterized by paralysis and lack of muscle coordination; it results from developmental defects in the brain or trauma at birth |
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| a state of unconsciousness from which the patient can't be aroused, even by powerful stimulation |
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| protrusion of the brain through a defect in the skull |
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| paralysis affecting like parts on both sides of the body |
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| double vision, the perception of two images of a single object |
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| inability to read, spell, and write words despite the ability to see and recognize letters |
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| speech impairment caused by a lesion in the brain; characterized by lack of coordination and failure to arrange words properly |
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| the preparation, study, and interpretation of an electromyogram, a graphic record of the contraction of a muscle as a result of electrical stimulation |
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| inflammation of the brain |
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| hernial protrusion of brain substance through a congenital or traumatic opening of the skull; craniocele |
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| inflammation of the brain and meninges |
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| a group of neruologic disorders characterized by recurrent episodes of convulsive seizures, sensory disturbances, loss of consciousness, or all of these; an uncontrolled electrical discharge from the nerve cells of the cerebral cortex is common to all types of epilepsy |
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| an abnormal condition of increased pressure within the eye |
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| paralysis of one side of the body |
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| abnormally increased activity or motor function |
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| farsightedness, an error of refraction in which the rays of light entering the eye are brought to a focus behind the retina |
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| inflammation of the meninges |
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| herniation of the meninges through a defect in the skull or vertebral column |
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| a chronic disease of the central nervous system in which there is progressive destruction of the myeline sheaths of the neurons - resulting scar tissue interferes w/the normal transmission of the nerve impulse |
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| a disease characterized by muscle weakness and abnormal fatigue |
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| inflammation of the bone marrow or spinal cord |
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| radiographic examination of the spinal cord by injection of a radiopaque medium |
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| nearsightedness, a defect in vision in which the rays of light entering the eye are brought to a focus in front of the retina |
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| a chronic ailment involving sudden attacks of sleep that occur at intervals |
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| pain along the course of a nerve |
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| any disease of the nerves |
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| paralysis of the legs and lower part of the body |
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| a chronic nervous disease characterized by a fine, slowly spreading tremor, muscular weakness, rigidity, and often a peculiar gate |
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| paralysis of all four extremities |
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| a seperation of the retina from the back of the eye, usually resulting from a hole or tear in the retina |
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| any disease of the retina |
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| an acute, infectious eruption of vesicles, usually on the trunk of the body along a peripheral nerve |
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| neuroglia or a sticky substance |
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| bone marrow or spinal cord |
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| congestive heart failure (CHF) |
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| a condition characterized by weakness, breathlessness, and edema in lower portions of the body; the work demanded of the heart is greater than its ability to perform; also called congestive heart disease |
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| coronary artery disease (CAD) |
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| an abnormal condition that affects the heart's arteries and produces vaious pathologic effects, especially the reduced flow of blood to the myocardium |
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| coronary heart disease (CHD) |
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| heart damage resulting from insufficient oxygen caused by pathologic changes in the coronary arteries |
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| a severe cardiac arrhythmia in which contractions are too rapid and uncoordinated for effective blood circulation; reversed by the use of a defibrillator |
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| an electronic apparatus that delivers a shock to the heart, often through the placement of electrodes on the chest |
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| may also be used to slow the heart or restore its normal rhythm |
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| a clinical condition resulting from failure of the heart to pump the blood effectively and to maintain adquate circulation of the blood |
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| a soft blowing or rasping sound that may be heard when listening to the heart with a stethoscope; not necessarily pathologic |
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| excessive lipids (fats) in the blood; an elevated blood level of one type of lipid, cholesterol, is associated with an increased risk of developing coronary heart disease in most individuals |
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| elevated blood pressure; usually the first number is consistently about 140 or the second number is consistently about 100 |
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| low blood pressure; BP of 95/60 but each person's reading must be interpreted individually |
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| necrosis of a localized area of tissue caused by lack of blood supply to that area; death of tissue; can result from occlusion or stenosis of the artery |
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| deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium |
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| a serious condition in which blood flow to the heart is reduced to such an extent that body tissues do not receive enough blood; can result in death; various causes including hemorrhage, infection, drug reaction, injury, poisoning, MI and excessive emotional stress |
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| hardening of the arteries |
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| inflammation of the aorta |
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| stroke or stroke syndrome |
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| inflammation of a vein associated with a blood clot |
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| a disease that involves inflammation of many arteries |
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