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cardiovascular failure [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

[The failure of the cardiovascular system] to deliver oxygen to the tissues and to remove waste products, transferring them to the kidneys, liver and lungs.

OBS

The cardiovascular system consists of four components: A pump, the heart. An oxygenating system, the alveolar capillary interface. A transport system, the peripheral circulation. A transport solution, the blood. The cardiovascular system fails if any of these four components fails.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système cardio-vasculaire
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Incapacité du système cardiovasculaire de remplir normalement ses fonctions.

OBS

cardiovasculaire : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • défaillance cardio vasculaire

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