Heart and Circulation Terms
The heart, arteries, veins, blood pressure, and circulation. Browse definitions and meanings below.
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A hormone that affects heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and weight.
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Treatment with thyroid hormone, which is a hormone that affects heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and weight.
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A drug used to treat the toxic effects of an anticancer drug that leaks from a vein into surrounding tissue and causes tissue damage.
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The word total is the whole point: nothing is expected of the gut, so every nutrient has to be in the bag.
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Zestril is the brand name for lisinopril, a medication that lowers blood pressure by blocking a hormone that narrows blood vessels.
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A drug used to reduce heart damage in women given doxorubicin for breast cancer that has spread.