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AF

short form for Atrial Medicine Fibrillation cardiology

compound noun

if you have AF check regularly your pulse; AF is an irregular heartbeat

head noun

aneurysm

weak spot on the Medicine wall of an artery that cardiology may balloon out forming a bubble large protein medicine molecules that bind immunology to pathigens and flag them for destruction an abnormal rhythm Medicine of the heart cardiology

noun

the aneurysm gets weaker and can cerebral; saccular; burst fusiform; to cause an aneurysm to burst

head noun

antibodies

noun

the new antibodies were isolated from blood serum samples

to isolate antibodies; monoclonal; response

pre-modifier/ head noun

arrhythmia

noun

an arrhythmia can affect how well the heart works

head noun

Arteriography

dye injected into the Medicine arteries of the brain cardiology showing up on x-ray pictures to locate abnormal blood vessels

noun

the most effective test to detect an ischemic stroke is arteriography

head noun

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Semantic field/synonyms

Notes

fibrillazione atriale

heartbeat; pulse;

aneurisma

thin-walled bubble; bleeding

anticorpi

pathogens; AIDS vaccine; antibody response

aritmia

bradycardia; tachycardia; heart rate

arteriografia

arteriogram; angiogram

Artery

Blood vessel that Medicine carries blood to the cardiology brain from the heart

noun

large arteries leading to the brain; cerebral; ophthalmic; head noun each artery supplies; vertebral carotid; basilar; vertebral artery;

artherosclerosis

condition that develops when a plaque builds up in the arteries

Medicine cardiology

noun

problems related to a process called artherosclerosis

head noun

arthritis

autoimmune disease medicine that causes chronic diseases inflammation in the joints of the body pressure of the blood Medicine in the blood vessels cardiology

noun

vitamin K2 may represent a new agent for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

rheumatoid

head noun

blood pressure

compound noun

have your blood pressure checked; distolic; systolic; reading preblood pressure is expressed in two modifier/classifi numbers er + head noun

body fluids

fluids of the body including semen,breast milk and blood

medicine immunology

compound noun

HIV can be transmitted via exposure to contaminated body fluids

classifier + head noun

calcification

calcium supposed to medicine be deposited in the immunology bodies is instead lodged in soft tissues

noun

calcification occurs everywhere except the skeleton

systemic

head noun

arteria

blood vessel; oxygen; brain; stroke

arteriosclerosi

artery; plaque buildup;heart disease

artrite

bone degradation; osteoporosis

pressione sanguigna

hypertension; blood pressure reading

fluidi corporei

transmission; AIDS; HIV infection; immune system

calcificazione

osteoporosis; kidney stones; arthritis; bone fractures; artherosclerosis

carboxylation

cardiovascular

the process of adding a carboxyl group into a compound or molecule concerning heart and blood vessels

medicine immunology

noun

vitamin K protects our arteries through carboxylation

to carboxylate

head noun

Medicine cardiology

adjective

what is cardiovascular disease?

disease

pre-modifier

cholesterol

a fat-like substance in your blood

Medicine cardiology

noun

lowering your cholesterol may cholesterol-lowering reduce the risk of stroke; medicines individuals with normal cholesterol

premodifier/head noun

circulation

blood flow

Medicine cardiology

noun

if you have circulation problems

problem

premodifier/head noun

clinical dormancy

period of no symptoms

medicine immunology

compound noun

the disease enters a period of clinical dormancy

classifier + head noun

clot

a clot that can stop the blood flow

Medicine cardiology

noun

if a blood clot forms; by a blood clot

blood

head noun

carbossilazione

calcification; chemical conversion; protein; vitamin K; coagulation

cardiovascolare

heart disease

colesterolo

blood sugar; cholesterol-lowering medicines

circolazione

blood flow

quiescenza clinica symptoms; HIV progression; latency phase;

grumo di sangue stroke; artery; heart attack;plaque

CTA

short form for Computered Tomographic Angiography measurement of the force your blood exerts on blood vessels walls as your heart is at rest between beats special contrast material injected into a vein

Medicine cardiology

compound noun

in CTA patients are placed on a table that slides into a CT scanner

head noun

distolic blood pressure

Medicine cardiology

complex noun the second number measures your phrase distolic blood pressure

head noun

dye

Medicine cardiology

noun

a special contrast material, dye, injected into a vein

head noun

embolic stroke

a plaque fragment Medicine forms somewhere in cardiology the body

compound noun

in an embolic stroke a plaque fragment forms somewhere in the body

classifier + head noun

endovascular surgeon

glycogenolysis

physician specialized in the less invasive treatement of cerebral aneurysms by coiling the process of glucose release

Medicine cardiology

compound noun

it should include a discussion also with a endovascular surgeon

classifier + head noun

medicine immunology

noun

in healthy individuals glycogenolysis is suppressed after a meal

head noun

TAC

imaging tests; screening tests; noninvasive tests;

pressione sanguigna distolica

blood pressure; measurement; hypertension

materiale di contrasto

imaging tests; screening tests

embolia

stroke; blood clot; brain; blood vessel

chirurgo endovascolare

neuroradiologist

glicolisi

glycogen; gluconeogenesis; chlorogenic acid; amino acids

gonorrhea

genital inflammation medicine that can weaken immunology mucosal barriers

noun

risk factors include sexually transmitted infections such as gonorrhea

head noun

haemostasis

HDL

normal blood clotting that prevents blood loss following vascular injury short form for highdensity lipoproteins

general medicine noun

the normal response to vascular injury is haemostasis

head noun

medicine diabetology

compound noun

another type of lipoproteins are HDL

level;

premodifier/head noun

heart attack

when the blood flow Medicine to a part of the heart cardiology is blocked by a blood clot when heart is not pumping blood as well as it should Medicine cardiology

compound noun

this can cause an heart attack; a heart attack occurs when; people survive their first heart attack

classifier + head noun

heart failure

compound noun

heart failure is a type of cardiovascular disease

head noun

HIV

short form for Human Immunodeficiency Virus

medicine immunology

compound noun

to prevent HIV infection; preventive HIV vaccine;HIVinfected cells

infection; vaccine; to pre/postneutralize HIV; to be modifier infected by HIV; HIVinfected cells; to detect HIV;anti-HIV; to contract HIV

gonorrea

chlamydia

emostasi

VTE; thrombosis; cardioembolic stroke

HDL (lipoproteine LDL; plaque; TIA; cholesterol ad alta densit)

attacco cardiaco

insufficienza cardiaca

congestive heart failure

HIV (virus AIDS; infection; antibody response; dell'immunodefici vaccine; immune system; CD4+ enza umana) helper T cells; antiretroviral drugs; host cell

hydrocephalus

enlargement of the spaces within the brain that produce cerebrospinal fluid high blood pressure; the most common cause of intracerebral hemorrhage antiretroviral drugs to decrease the viral load

Medicine cardiology

noun

other problems may include hydrocephalus

head noun

hypertension

Medicine cardiology

noun

head noun

inhibitors

medicine immunology

noun

patients today have access to an arsenal of inhibitors

entry; fusion; integrase; protease

head noun

Ischemic stroke

latent

a blood clot blocks the artery cutting off tha flow of oxygenrich blood to a part of the brain undetected by the immune system

Medicine cardiology

compound noun

ischemic stroke is the most common type of stroke

classifier + head noun

medicine immunology

adjective

the infected cell may remain in a latent state

state

pre-modifier

LDL

short form for lowdensity lipoproteins

medicine diabetology

compound noun

one type of lipoproteins are LDL

level;

premodifier/head noun

idrocefalo

brain damage; bleeding aneurysm

ipertensione

blood pressure; hemorrhage

inibitori

antiretroviral drugs; viral load; immune cells; infection;

attacco ischemico stroke; blood clot; brain

latente (fase)

immune system; HIV infection; AIDS

LDL (lipoproteine HDL; cholesterol; triglycerides a bassa densit)

mitral valve prolapse

MRA

when the valve leaflets bulge or prolapse back into the upper chamber of the heart short form for Magnetic Resonance Angiography

Medicine cardiology

complex noun it is a condition called mitral valve mitral phrase prolapse

epithet+classifie r+head noun

Medicine cardiology

compound noun

in a second test, called MRA, patients are placed on a table that slides into a magnetic resonance scanner it should include a discussion with cerebrovascular a neurosurgeon

head noun

neurosurgeon

physician specialized Medicine in surgically clipping cardiology aneurysm

noun

head noun

neutralization escape

the ability of HIV medicine infection to mutate immunology and dodge an attack from antibodies large holes that weaken the bone medicine diseases

compound noun

neutralization escape is less common in HIV-2 infections

classifier + head noun

osteoporosis

noun

when the activity of osteoclasts is too high, this leads to osteoporosis

head noun

Plaque

fatty substance that Medicine clogs the artery cardiology

noun

bloqued by plaque

plaque build-up

premodifier/head noun

prolasso della valvola mitrale

heart valve problems; valve prolapse; stenosis; arrhythmia

risonanza magnetica

imaging tests; aneurysm;

neurochirurgo

aneurysm; brain damage

capacit di neutralizzazione

HIV infection; antibodies; immune system; viral load

osteoporosi

osteoclasts; vitamin K2; bone degradation

placca

blood clot; cholesterol; atherosclerosis

regurgitation

rehabilitation

when the heart valves do not close properly and allow blood to leak through recovery process

Medicine cardiology

noun

regurgitation happens among other heart valve diseases

head noun

general medicine

noun

this recovery process is what rehabilitation is all about

head noun

SIV

short form for Simian medicine Immunodeficiency immunology Viruses

compound noun

Both types of HIV appear to have originated from SIV in chimpanzees

head noun

stenosis

when heart valves do Medicine not open enough to cardiology allow the blood to flow regularly when a blood vessel Medicine within the brain cardiology bursts

noun

a stenosis deals with heart valves problems

head noun

stroke

noun

the most common heart disease is hemorrhagic; ischemic; stroke thrombotic

head noun

systolic blood pressure

measurement of the Medicine force your blood cardiology exerts on blood vessels walls as your heart pumps

complex noun the first number is known as phrase systolic blood pressure

head noun

rigurgito sanguigno

heart valve problems; valve prolapse

riabilitazione

recovery process; caring

SIV (virus AIDS; infection; antibody response; dell'immunodefici vaccine; immune system; HIV enza della scimmia) stenosi heart valve problems; valve prolapse

infarto

heart attack; cardiovascular disease; brain cells

pressione sanguigna sistolica

blood pressure; measurement; hypertension; heart attack;

thrombotic stroke

a blood clot that forms inside an artery

Medicine cardiology

compound noun

a very dangerous type of stroke is the thrombotic stroke

classifier + head noun

TIA

short form for Transient Ischemic Attack

Medicine cardiology

compound noun

lack of blood can cause TIA; TIA causes no permanent damage

head noun

triglycerides

blood fats

medicine diabetology

noun

coholesterol and triglycerides raise the risk of ischemic stroke

head noun

vaccine

medical device to prevent infection

medicine immunology

noun

AIDS vaccine; viral vaccine; vaccine AIDS; HIV; viral; candidate candidate; preventive;antiviral;

premodifier/head noun

vasospasm

irriration by the Medicine leaken blood causing cardiology narrowing of the blood vessel

noun

vasospasm may occur in 15 to 20 percent of patients

head noun

trombosi

bloodstream; arteries; blood clot; brain; blood vessel

attacco ischemico mini-stroke transitorio

trigliceridi

LDL; plaque; TIA; cholesterol; HDL; stroke

vaccino

vaccination;

vasospasmosi

cerebral aneurysm