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Accelerator
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Increasing action or function
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Acute Phase
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A period of increased symptoms and severity of the disease
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Adenitis
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Inflammation of lymph nodes or a gland
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Ambulatory
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Refers to walking, being mobile
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Anemia
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A deficiency of red blood cells, hemoglobin, or both
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Aneurysm
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A widening, external dilation caused by the pressure of blood on weakened arterial walls
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Angina
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Pain and oppression radiating from the heart to the shoulder and left arm; a feeling of suffocation
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Angioplasty
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An invasive procedure to alter the interior of a blood vessel
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Anticoagulant
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A substance that prohibits the coagulation of blood
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Aorta
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The main trunk of the arterial system of the body
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Arrhythmias
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Without rhythm; irregularity
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Arterioles
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Small blood vessels connecting arteries with capillaries
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Arteriosclerosis
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A degeneration and hardening of the walls of arteries
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Artery
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A blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart, usually filled with oxygenated blood
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Atherosclerosis
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Fatty degeneration of walls of arteries
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