| Pebble UK - Graduated Compression Support Hosiery Specialists for both Men & Women - Glossary of Terms |
Artery - A high-pressure blood vessel which carries blood away from the
heart to various parts of the body
Arterial Blood - Blood flowing from the heart
Diuretics - Drugs that increase salt and water loss in urine
Edema - Too much fluid leaves your blood vessels or too little leaves
your tissues (swelling)
Embolism - Obstruction of a blood vessel by foreign substance or blood
clot.
Graduated Compression - Greatest compression at the ankle, gradually reducing
along the length of the calf.
Lipedema - A hereditary condition where fat and fluid is retained in the
legs but not in the upper body or feet.
Modulus - The property of elastic fabric which allows Airsocks to provide
constant graded compression within specific sizes
Phlebitis - Inflammation of a vein
Thrombi - Blood clot that obstructs a blood vessel or a cavity of the
heart
Thrombosis - The forming or development of a blood clot or thrombi
Vein - A blood vessel through which blood is returned to the heart
Venous Blood - Blood flowing back to the heart
Venous insufficiency - The condition that exists when blood flowing back
to the heart is impeded
Pulmonary Embolism - When a blood clot breaks away, travels to the lungs and lodges in an artery |
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