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June 20, 2013

Pulmonary Hypertension Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Pulmonary Hypertension article.

Angina: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Apnea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Artery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Biochemical: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood clot: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood clots: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Blood pressure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breathing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Calcium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Carbon dioxide: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cardiologist: See the definition from MedTerms.com

CAT scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Catheter: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chest pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Chest X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Circulation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cocaine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Collagen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Compress: See the definition from MedTerms.com

COPD: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cough: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diagnosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diastolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dilating: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dizziness: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Dysfunction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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ECG: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Electrocardiogram: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Emboli: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Endothelium: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Erectile dysfunction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Familial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fatigue: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Femoral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Femoral vein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Gene: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Glycogen storage disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Groin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Heart failure: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Heart muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

High altitude: See the definition from MedTerms.com

HIV: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypertension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypoxia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hypoxic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Idiopathic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Indicate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Kidney: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Left heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Left ventricle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lethargy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Liver: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Liver disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lumen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lungs: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Metabolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mouth: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Multifactorial: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Nurse: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Obstruction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Onset: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Oxygen: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Parasitic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pneumonia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prevalence: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Prognosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary arterial hypertension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary artery: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary fibrosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pulmonary hypertension: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Receptor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Recurrent: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Referral: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Resistance: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Rheumatologist: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Right heart: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Right ventricle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sarcoidosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Scan: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Schistosomiasis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Scleroderma: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Shortness of breath: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sleep: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sleep apnea: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Smooth muscle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sporadic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Stress: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Subclavian: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Systemic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Systolic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Therapy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Thrombosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Toxin: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Transforming growth factor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Transplant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tumor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ultrasound: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vascular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vasoconstriction: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ventricle: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ventricular: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vessel: See the definition from MedTerms.com

X-ray: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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