cardiovascular cross word puzzle
Across
- 2. Suffix meaning “inflammation”
- 5. Suffix meaning “blood condition”
- 6. pressure cuff Tool used to measure blood pressure
- 8. X-ray of blood vessels after dye injection
- 10. Abbreviation for blood pressure
- 12. Clue / Hint
- 13. Abbreviation for congestive heart failure
- 16. The largest artery in the body
- 17. Life-saving technique used in cardiac emergencies
- 18. Another term for high blood pressure
- 20. Hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to plaque buildup
- 21. Abbreviation for heart rate
- 22. Root word meaning “vessel”
- 23. Irregular heartbeat
- 24. Suffix meaning “enlargement”
Down
- 1. Abbreviation for myocardial infarction
- 3. Tool used by doctors to listen to heart sounds
- 4. Blood vessel that carries blood toward the heart
- 7. Tiny blood vessel that connects arteries and veins
- 9. infarction Medical term for a heart attack
- 11. The main muscular organ that pumps blood through the body
- 13. Combining form meaning “heart”
- 14. (ECG/EKG) Test that measures the electrical activity of the heart
- 15. Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
- 16. Vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart
- 19. Ultrasound test that shows heart structure and motion