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What is the main function of the lymphatic system
immunity
A serious infection from a puncture wound
Tetanus
What is immunotherapy
giving the patient special treated antibiotics, gamma globulin, or suppressive drugs
If the heart is beating irregular, this is called
arrhythmia
Surgical removal of a traveling or lodged blood clot
thrombectomy
Splenomegaly
enlarged spleen
What is an idiopathic disease
no know cause for the disease
What is thrombolysis
dissolving a blood clot
What is atherosclerosis
fatty plaque in the arteries
Echocardiography
image of the heart structures
Blood poisoning
toxemia
Necrosis
death of tissue
The smallest part of the circulatory system
capillary
What is CHF
Congestive heart failure
What is an AED and what is it used for
Defibrillation
MRSA
If a person is septic, this means that the person is
infected system-wide with bacteria and toxins
The valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle
Mitral
What is varicosis
valves in veins not closing properly
What is a CABG
Coronary artery bypass graft
Hodgkin disease is a type of
lymphoma
What is a autologous transfusion
patient receives his/her own blood
What is the medical word for chest pain
angina pectoris
What is surgical repair of a blood vessel
angioplasty
What is dyscrasia
any abnormal condition of the blood