What is the term for a heart muscle? What is a floating clot called? What is inflammation of a vein called? What is a rapid heart beat? What results from hardening of an artery? Wh... What is the term for a heart muscle? What is a floating clot called? What is inflammation of a vein called? What is a rapid heart beat? What results from hardening of an artery? What is a collection of fatty, yellowish plaques in the arteries known as?
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The question includes a series of medical terminologies related to the cardiovascular system. It seems to be asking for definitions or terminologies related to the indications provided, such as heart muscle, floating clot, and inflammation of a vein.
Answer
1. Myocardium, 2. Embolus, 3. Phlebitis, 4. Tachycardia, 5. Arteriosclerosis, 6. Atherosclerosis
- Heart muscle is the myocardium. 2. A floating clot is known as an embolus. 3. Inflammation of a vein is called phlebitis. 4. A rapid heart beat is called tachycardia. 5. Hardening of an artery results in arteriosclerosis. 6. A collection of fatty, yellowish plaques in the arteries is known as atherosclerosis.
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- Heart muscle is the myocardium. 2. A floating clot is known as an embolus. 3. Inflammation of a vein is called phlebitis. 4. A rapid heart beat is called tachycardia. 5. Hardening of an artery results in arteriosclerosis. 6. A collection of fatty, yellowish plaques in the arteries is known as atherosclerosis.
More Information
The myocardium is the muscular wall of the heart responsible for contracting and pumping blood. Thrombosis refers to the formation of a clot, whereas an embolus travels through the bloodstream.
Sources
- Arteriosclerosis / atherosclerosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic - mayoclinic.org
- Atherosclerosis: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic - my.clevelandclinic.org
- Thrombosis | Johns Hopkins Medicine - hopkinsmedicine.org
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