Cardiovascular medical terminology
Across
- 3. an amino acid normally found in the blood and used by the body to build and maintain tissue.
- 5. an abnormally slow heartbeat.
- 9. rapid, random, and ineffective contraction of the heart.
- 11. a deficiency of blood passing through an organ or body part.
- 12. a localized weak spot or balloon like enlargement of the wall of an artery.
- 14. lipids that travel in the blood in packages called lipoproteins.
- 16. a benign tumor made up of newly formed blood vessels.
- 18. placement of a catheter through a vein or artery and into the heart.
- 20. surgical removal of plaque from the interior lining of an artery.
Down
- 1. a radiographic study using x rays and contrast medium to visualize the dimension of the heart and large blood vessel
- 2. a record of the electrical activity of the myocardium.
- 4. an abnormal or pathologic condition of the blood.
- 6. inflammation of a blood or lymph vessel.
- 7. blockage of a vessel by an embolus.
- 8. surgical removal of the lining of an artery that is clogged with plaque.
- 10. the use of electrical shock to restore the heart's normal rhythm.
- 13. an ultrasonic diagnostic procedure used to evaluate the structures and motion of the heart.
- 15. medication administered to control irregularities of the heartbeat.
- 17. surgical removal of part of an artery.
- 19. an irregularity or the loss of normal rhythm of the heartbeat.