How a broken heart affects your body

trauma (a)

He had psychotherapy to help him deal with his childhood traumas

severe and lasting emotional shock and pain caused by an extremely upsetting experience, or a case of such shock happening

Grief (a)

Her grief at her son's death was terrible.

very great sadness, especially at the death of someone

Widowhood (a)

the state of being a widow or widower - góa

spouse (n)

In 60 percent of the households surveyed both spouses went out to work

a person's husband or wife

inflammatory (a)

Inflammatory protein in the blood

intended or likely to cause anger or hate - Viêm

Chronic (a)

Chronic stress can alter hormone levels

(especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time

Digestion (n)

the process by which your body digests food, or your ability to digest food

Dysregulated (a)

Cell-to-cell signalling networks may become dysregulated in disease

A dysregulated process in the body is not controlled in the way that it normally should be

Cardiomyopathy (n)

a disease in which the muscle of the heart is much thicker, bigger, or stiffer than normal

Ventricle (n)

The right ventricle pumps blood to the lungs.

either of two small, hollow spaces, one in each side of the heart, that force blood into the tubes leading from the heart to the other parts of the body

lethal (a)

Three minutes after the fire started, the house was full of lethal fumes.

able to cause or causing death; extremely dangerous:

arrest (n)

The treatment has so far done little to arrest the spread of the cancer.

to stop or interrupt the development of something

trigger (v)

Some people find that certain foods trigger their headaches

to cause something to start

intensity (n)

It’s likely not the nature of the emotion that matters, but the intensity

the quality of being felt strongly or having a very strong effect - cường độ

receptor (n)

a nerve ending that reacts to a change, such as heat or cold, in the body by sending a message to the central nervous system

spasm (n)

an occasion when a muscle suddenly becomes tighter in a way that cannot be controlled, or a movement made when this happens

Artery (n)

Hardening of the coronary arteries can lead to a heart attack.

one of the thick tubes that carry blood from the heart to other parts of the body

Diagnose (v)

The specialist diagnosed cancer.

to recognize and name the exact character of a disease or a problem, by examining it

clot (v)

He had a blood clot removed from his brain

an almost solid piece of something

postmenopausal (a)

Cutting back on salt was more effective than exercise in reducing blood pressure in postmenopausal women

relating to the time in a person's life after they stop having periods (= blood flow from the uterus each month)

Cardiovascular (a)

relating to the heart and blood vessels (= tubes that carry blood around the body)