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2. having an illness persisting for a long time or constantly recurring
6. conditions that last 1 year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both.
8. a procedure used to open blocked coronary arteries caused by coronary artery disease
9. the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another
11. Osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer disease are examples
12. a condition that is present from birth
14. he buildup of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls

1. not transmissible by direct contact
3. the thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, occurring typically in old age
4. health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy
5. attack when the flow of oxygen-rich blood in one or more of the coronary arteries, which supply the heart muscle, suddenly becomes blocked
7. occurs when something blocks blood supply to part of the brain or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts
10. blood pressure that is higher than normal.
13. a hormone produced in the pancreas by the islets of Langerhans, which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood