AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA
the exaggerated activity of the autonomic nervous system caused by a spinal-cord injury at or above the sixth thoracic vertebra.…
BRADYCARDIA
n. a condition which manifests as heartbeat slower than normal. A slow heart rate usually reads at below 60 beats…
BRADYRHYTHMIA
n. a disturbance in the heart characterized by abnormal slowness in rhythm. It is often diagnosed as being due to…
CARDIAC INDEX
n. a vasodynamic measure of cardiac output, meaning the volume or fraction of blood which the left ventricle of the…
CARDIAC MUSCLE
n. a specialized type of muscle found in the heart. It is composed of involuntary, striated muscles with branching fibers…
CARDIAC NEUROSIS
n. an anxiety reaction which results from an actual heart ailment, from worry over having a heart condition, or from…
CARDIAC PACEMAKER
n. an artificial electrical device which is implanted in the region of the heart. Its main function is to help…
CARDIAC PSYCHOLOGY
n. a sub-specialty within health psychology and behavioral medicine that deals with guidance and education on the behavioral components surounding…
CARDIAC PSYCHOSIS
n. a disorganization in thought processes and a loss in social functioning as a result of a heart condition. It…
CARDIOPHOBIA
n. an excessive and irrational fear of matters concerning the health of the heart. Specifically, it is an extreme fear…
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
n. a class of diseases which cause an abnormal function in the heart and blood vessels. The most common examples…
CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME
an involved hereditary flaw in babies whose moms were infected by rubella in the beginning of their pregnancies. The flaws…