Medical Terminology
Across
- 3. catheterization – A procedure to examine the heart vessels using a catheter
- 4. – Abbreviation for electrocardiogram
- 6. – Muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body
- 7. – The largest artery that carries blood away from the heart
- 8. monitor – A portable device that records the heart rhythm over time
- 10. – Ultrasound image of the heart
- 12. – Suffix meaning enlargement
- 15. – Upper chamber of the heart that receives blood
- 16. – Number of heartbeats per minute
- 17. – Surgery to improve blood flow to the heart
- 19. – Prefix meaning vessel
- 20. – Suffix meaning inflammation
- 21. – Abbreviation for congestive heart failure
- 23. – Condition of high blood pressure
- 24. – A test that records the heart’s electrical activity
Down
- 1. – Tiny blood vessels where gas exchange occurs
- 2. – Lower chamber of the heart that pumps blood out
- 5. – Buildup of plaque in arteries
- 7. – Irregular heartbeat
- 9. test – Measures heart function during physical activity
- 11. heart failure – The heart cannot pump effectively
- 13. infarction – Medical term for a heart attack
- 14. – Prefix meaning heart
- 18. – Measurement of the force of blood against the artery walls
- 22. – Root meaning blood