| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| period of lessening or absence of symptoms | remission |
| a bypass or diversion of fluid | shunt |
| wire mesh tube used to keep tubular structures open | stent |
| pertaining to a state of impaired consciousness | stuporous |
| temporary loss of consciousness; fainting | syncope |
| contraction phase of the cardiac cycle | systole |
| process where blood is forced to flow through a vascular bed | perfusion |