Helping words Crossword
Across
- 3. / abbreviation for congestive heart failure
- 4. / ultrasound test used to view the heart
- 6. / abbreviation for blood pressure
- 7. / largest artery in the body that carries oxygenated blood from the heart
- 9. / muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body
- 13. test / test that measures heart function during physical activity
- 16. / suffix meaning inflammation
- 17. / tiny blood vessel where oxygen and nutrients are exchanged
- 18. / test that records the electrical activity of the heart
- 20. / abbreviation for electrocardiogram
- 21. / irregular heartbeat
Down
- 1. infarction / medical term for a heart attack
- 2. catheterization / procedure used to examine heart vessels using a catheter
- 3. heart failure / condition where the heart cannot pump blood effectively
- 5. / condition of abnormally high blood pressure
- 6. pressure cuff / tool used to measure blood pressure
- 8. / blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart
- 9. / abbreviation for heart rate
- 10. / suffix meaning condition of the blood
- 11. / blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart
- 12. / root word meaning blood vessel
- 14. / buildup of plaque in the arteries
- 15. / abbreviation for myocardial infarction
- 17. / root word meaning heart
- 19. / prefix meaning fast or rapid