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- 3. Abbreviation for cardiovascular disease
- 6. This is a condition where blood vessels have persistently raised pressure
- 8. This is an irregular heartbeat
- 10. This is a thin tube used to measure pressure in the heart and arteries
- 12. The smallest type of blood vessel
- 15. This is a heart attack which is caused by the blockage of blood flow to the heart
- 16. Abbreviation for electrocardiogram
- 17. The largest artery in the body that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart
- 18. This suffix means a blood condition
- 21. This prefix means blood vessel
- 22. This prefix means heart
- 24. This is a tool used to listen to the heart sounds
- 25. The blood vessel that carries blood to the heart from tissues and organs in the body
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- 1. This suffix means inflammation
- 2. This is an ultrasound of the heart that checks for abnormalities
- 4. A condition where the heart doesn't pump blood as well as it should
- 5. The organ that pumps blood through the body
- 7. Abbreviation for congestive heart failure
- 9. This is a type of X-ray that looks for blood vessels to identify blockages
- 11. A blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood away from the heart
- 13. This prefix means artery
- 14. This is the hardening of arteries due to a build-up of plaque
- 19. Abbreviation for myocardial infraction
- 20. This is a test that records the electrical activity of the heart
- 23. Abbreviation for blood pressure