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arteriosclerosis
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a disease in which blood vessels become rough and hard, and lose their elasticity
Ãâó: www.providence.org/Everett/Programs_and_Services/V...
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arteritis
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inflammation of arteries, eg polyarteritis nodosa. Also see vasculitis.
Ãâó: www.arc.org.uk/about_arth/glossary.htm
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arterial catheter
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A special catheter (plastic tube) that is placed in an artery and used to check blood pressure and draw blood samples.
Ãâó: www.providence.org/alaska/tchap/glossary.htm
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arteritis
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Inflammation of blood vessels (arteries). Causes problems in the organs or tissues supplied by those arteries.
Ãâó: www.ilar.org/Glossary/Glossary_a.htm
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arterial blood
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Oxygenated blood. The blood is oxygenated in the lungs, and passes from the lungs to the left side via the pulmonary vein. It is then pumped by the left side of the heart into the arteries which carry it to all parts of the body (see "Venous Blood").
Ãâó: www.health.qld.gov.au/qldheartkids/glossaryab.asp
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