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Diaphoresis
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Profuse sweating
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Incompetent
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Inability to adequately perform a given function or action
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Leaflet
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Thin, flattened structure; term used to describe the leaf-shaped structures that compose a heart valve
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Lumen
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Tubular space or channel within any organ or structure of the body; space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube
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Malaise
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Vague, uneasy feeling of body weakness, distress, or discomfort, commonly marking the onset of and persisting through a disease
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Occlusion
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Blockage of a canal, vessel, or passage of the body; the state of being closed
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Patent
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Open and unblocked, such as a patent artery
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Prophylaxis
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Preventative measure or technique commonly involving the use of a biological, chemical, or mechanical agent
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Pro-
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Before, in front of
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Protection
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Viscosity
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State of being sticky or gummy
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Aneurysm/o
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A widening; a widened blood vessel
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Angi/o
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Vessel (usually blood or lymph)
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Vascul/o
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Vessel
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Aort/o
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Aorta
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