Cardiovascular Health Terms

4 words in this vocabulary list

noun the act of repeating information without understanding it

  • The medical term for the act of vomiting is regurgitation.
  • I can't believe he regurgitated his entire meal after eating so much.
  • I feel like I'm gonna regurgitate if I eat another bite.
  • The politician's regurgitation of the same tired talking points did not impress the audience.

noun breath

  • The patient presented with shortness of breath upon arrival at the emergency room.
  • I couldn't catch my breath after running up the stairs.
  • I was huffing and puffing from the shortness of breath.
  • The intensity of the situation left me with a metaphorical shortness of breath.

noun a medical term referring to difficult or labored breathing

  • The patient presented with dyspnea, indicating difficulty breathing.
  • She was struggling to catch her breath, experiencing dyspnea.
  • I was so out of breath, I thought I was gonna pass out from dyspnea.
  • The weight of the world on his shoulders felt like a heavy dyspnea, making it hard to breathe.

noun a nucleoside consisting of adenine and ribose, found in RNA and other nucleic acids

  • Adenosine is a nucleoside that plays a crucial role in various biochemical processes in the body.
  • I read that adenosine is important for energy production in our cells.
  • Yo, have you heard about adenosine? It's like the MVP of cellular energy.
  • Adenosine is like the conductor of an orchestra, coordinating all the different players in our body's functions.