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GLOSSARY DEFINITIONS Match the glossary term to the correct definition. 1. Regurgitation of heart valve 2. Atherosclerosis 3. Capillaries 4. Blood pressure 5. Stenosis 6. Insidious 7. Aphasia 8. Cognitive defect 9. Interventionalist 10. Thoracentesis 11. Conduction disorder 12. Insufficiency of a heart valve A. Incomplete closure of a heart valve causing a leaky valve B. Abnormal narrowing C. Force that blood puts on the arterial walls when the heart beats D. Backward flowing of blood between the heart chambers E. Process of draining fluid from the chest cavity; also known as pleurocentesis E Disorder in thinking, learning, awareness, and/or judgment G. Impairment in speech expression and/or word understanding H. Physician trained in disease treatment via the use of catheter-based technique 1. Abnormalities of cardiac impulses Type of arteriosclerosis where fatty substances such as plaque block or clog the arteries K. Smallest blood vessel in which material passes to and from the bloodstream L Harmful 153