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June 19, 2013

Fainting (Syncope) Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Fainting (Syncope) article.

Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Acetylcholine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Adrenaline: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Antidepressants: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Atherosclerotic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Autonomic nervous system: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Autopsy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood count: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood sugar: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bowel: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Bradycardia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain stem: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Breathing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Calcium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cardiac: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cardiomyopathy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Carotid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CBC: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cerebellum: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cholesterol: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cocaine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Complete blood count: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Compression: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Computerized tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Concussion: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CPR: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dehydration: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diabetes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diarrhea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dilate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dizziness: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Electrocardiogram: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Electrolyte: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Glucose: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Head injury: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart attack: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Heart muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart rate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart valves: See the definition from MedTerms.com

High blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Holter monitor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hormone: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypertrophic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypoglycemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypotension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infarction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inferior: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Inferior vena cava: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Injury: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Kidney: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Low blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

MRI: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Myocardial infarction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Neck: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nerve: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nursing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Operation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Orthostatic hypotension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Outpatient: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Oxygen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Postural: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Postural hypotension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnancy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Primary care: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulse: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Red blood cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Red blood cells: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Regurgitation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Seizure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stenosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sweating: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Syncope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tachycardia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tenormin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Thyroid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tilt-table test: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tomography: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Trauma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Unconscious: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Urine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Uterus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vagus nerve: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vasovagal syncope: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vena cava: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vertigo: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vessel: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Watchful waiting: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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