cardiovascular system
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- 4. suffix meaning "pertaining to breakdown"
- 5. procedure to open blocked coronary arteries
- 8. abbreviation for a shunt established surgically into heart
- 9. procedure of plaque being removed from heart
- 11. loss of elasticity in arterial walls
- 13. dangerous type of arrhythmia
- 17. suffix meaning "instrument used to measure pressure"
- 18. transplant getting living heart and implanting it into another patient
- 19. used to stop ventricular fibrillation
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- 1. device placed in heart to control arrhythmia
- 2. prefix meaning "union or association"
- 3. combining form meaning "to bring"
- 6. plaque buildup in arteries
- 7. controlled shocks sent through the heart to restore normal rhythm
- 10. used to treat hypertension
- 12. inflammation of the inner layer of the heart
- 14. severe pain in chest
- 15. prefix meaning "slow"
- 16. disease caused by reduced blood flow from the heart