Medical Terminology
Across
- 3. Heart rate.
- 5. Test that records the electrical activity of the heart.
- 6. Blood pressure.
- 7. Disorder causing chronic muscle pain and fatigue.
- 11. Inner lining of the heart chambers.
- 13. Prefix “over” or “excessive.”
- 14. Weak or bulging spot in an artery wall.
- 16. Outer protective layer of the heart.
- 19. Middle muscular layer of the heart that contracts to pump blood.
- 20. Abnormally high blood pressure.
- 21. (EEG) Test that records the electrical activity of the brain.
- 24. septum Wall separating the right and left ventricles.
- 25. Device used to measure blood pressure.
Down
- 1. Imaging test using contrast dye for spinal cord.
- 2. aneurysm Bulging blood vessel in the brain.
- 4. Device measuring how much air the lungs can hold.
- 8. septum Wall separating the right and left atria.
- 9. Tool that measures oxygen levels in the blood.
- 10. Suffix meaning “producing or causing.”
- 12. Suffix meaning “blood condition.”
- 15. Suffix meaning “surgical puncture to remove fluid.”
- 17. Inflammation of one or more joints.
- 18. Life saving method combining chest compressions and breaths.
- 22. Chemical symbol for oxygen.
- 23. Root word meaning “heart.”