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- electrocarddiogram
- a record of the electrical activity of the heart that, if abnormal, may indicate heart disease
- coronary thrombosis
- the closing off a vessel that feeds the heart muscle by a stationary thrombus
- metastasized
- when speaking of cancer cells, a term that means the cancer cells have migrated from one part of the body to another
- mutation
- a change in cells genetic material
- chambers
- rooms in the heart
- diabetic coma
- a loss of consciousness due to uncontrolled diabetes and tge resulting buildup of toxic ketones in the blood.
- aneurysm
- the ballooning out of an artery wall at a point where it has grown week
- insulin shock
- the result of too much insulin
- plaques
- mounds of fat, mixed with minerals, that build up along artery walls in atherosclerosis
- melanoma
- an especially dangerous cancer of the pigmeted cells of the skin, related to sun exposure in people with light colored skin
- LDLs
- lipoproteins that carry fat and choletrerol from the liver, where they are made, to the tissues where they are used
- valves
- flaps of tissue that open and close to allow the flow of blood in one direction only
- irradiation
- ionizong radiation applied to food to kill microorganisms and other pests
- embolus
- a clot that breaks loose and travles through the bloodstream
- lipoproteins
- protein and fat clusters that tranfers fat into the blood
- heart murmur
- a heart sound that reflects damad or abnormal heart valves
- promoter
- a substance that assists in the development of malignant tumors, but does not initiate them on its own
- genetic engineering
- a science of manipulating the genes of living things to instill some desirbale trait not present on the original organism
- malignancy
- a dangerous cancerous growth that sheds cells into body fluids and spreads to new locations to start new cancer colonies
- heart transplant
- the surgical replacement of a diseased heart with a healthy one
- atria
- the two upper chambers of the heart
- carcinomas
- cancers that arise in the skin, body camber linings, or glands
- leukemias
- cancers that arise in the blood cell making tissues
- fibrillation
- extremely rapid contractions of the heart lack the power needed to pump blood around the body
- chemotherapy
- the administration of drugs that harm the cancer cells, but that do not harm the client
- myeloma
- a cancer originating in the cells of the bone marrows
- lymphomas
- cancers that arise in the blood cell making tissues
- critical phase
- in atherosclerosis the stage when plaques cover more than half of the inner surfaces of the arteries
- risk factors
- facors linked with a disease by associatied but not yet proved to be causes
- ventricles
- the 2 lower chambers of the heart
- radon
- a gas that arises from the earth where radioactive materials are present
- atherosclerosis
- the most commmon form of cvd
- heart attack
- the event in which vessels that feed the heart muscle become blocked, causing tissue death
- radiation therapy
- the application of cell-destroying radiation to kill cancerous tissues
- sarcomas
- cancers that arise in the connective tissue cells, including bones, ligaments, or glands
- polyps
- tumors that grow on a stem
- arteries
- blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the tissues
- insulin
- a hormone produced by the pancreas and released in response to high blood glucose following a meal
- diastolic pressure
- the blood pressure during that part of the heartbeat when the hearts ventricles are relaxing
- aorta
- the largest artery in the body
- pacemaker
- a device that delivers electrical impulses to the heart to regulate the heartbeat
- coronary arteries
- the 2 arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle
- heart disease
- any disease of the heart muscle or any working parts of the heart
- tumor
- an abnormal mass of tissue that can live and reproduce itself, but performs no service to the body
- initiator
- a carcinogen, an agent required to start the formation of cancer.
- systolic pressure
- the blood pressure during that part of the heartbeat when the hearts ventricles are contracted and the blood is being pushed out into the arteries
- lymph
- the clear fluid that bathes each cell and transfers needed substances and wastes back and forth between the blood and the cells
- thrombus
- a stationary clot
- phytochemicals
- chemicals in plant-based foods that are not nutirtients but that have effects on the body
- sunscreen
- a partial block against the cancer causing rays of the sun
- mammogram
- x-ray examination of the breast, a screening test for cancer
- blood
- the thick , red fluid that flows through the bodys blood vessels and transports gases, nutrients, wastes, and other important substances around the body
- embolism
- the sudden closure of a blood vessel bya traveling blood clot, or embolus
- cancer
- a disease in which abnormal cells multiply out of control
- veins
- blood vessels that carry waste containing blood from the tissues back to the heart
- cvd
- a general term for all diseases of the heart
- diabetes mellitus
- a condition of abnormal use if glucose
- cerebral thrombosis
- the closing off a vessel that feeds tge brain by stationary clot, or thrombus.
- suntan lotion
- lotion that may or may not have any sunscreen protection
- ketones
- fragments formed by the tissues suring incomplete use of fat for energy, and released onto the blood
- cardiovascular system
- the system if structures that circualte blood and lymph throughout the body
- coronary artery bypass surgery
- surgery to provide an alternate route for blood to reach the heart tissue
- platelets
- tiny, disk-shaped bofies in the blood
- angina
- pain in the heart region caused by lack of oxygen
- benign
- noncanerous; not harmful; a description of a tumor that is not able to spread from one area to another
- melanin
- the protective skin pigment responsible for the tan, brown, or black color of human skin
- hodgkin's disease
- a lymphoma that attacks people in early life and is treatable with radiation therapy
- capillaries
- the smalllest vessels which connect the smallest arteries with the smallest veins
- cruciferous vegtables
- vegtables of the cabbage family
- sun block
- a total block against the cancer causing rays of the sun
- artificial heart
- a pump designed to fit into the human chest cavity and perform the hearts function of pumping blood around the blody
- stroke
- rge shutting off if the blood flow to the brain by palques, a clot, or hemorrage