10/17/11 (MA) Medical Terminology - Pg. 209

is a process of cells clumping together

is an allergic reaction characterized by a rapid decrease in blood pressure

refers to weakness in the vessel wall that balloons and eventually bursts

is severe pain and constriction about the heart caused by an insufficient supply of oxygenated blood in the heart

are small arteries

is a disease characterized by abnormal hardening of arteries

are the smallest vessels of the circulatory system

means enlarged heart

means dried thoroughly; rendered free from moisture

refers to relaxation phase of heart

is a record of the electrical impulses of the heart

is a tumor composed of blood vessels

means a vague feeling of the bodily discomfort, which may be the first indication of an infection or disease

is necrosis of an area of muscular heart tissue after cessation of blood supply

refers to muscular layer of heart

maintains primary responsibility for initiating the heartbeat

is a cell that engulfs and digests cellular debris

refers to contraction phase heart

means rapid eating or swallowing

means rapid breathing