Medical Terminology Cardiovascular System

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  1. 3. test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
  2. 8. wall between the right and left ventricles
  3. 9. combining form for artery
  4. 12. combining form for blood
  5. 13. complete stopping of the heart
  6. 14. abbreviation for coronary artery bypass graft
  7. 17. a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed
  8. 18. abbreviation for automated external defibrillator
  9. 19. abbreviation for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
  10. 21. abbreviation for point of maximum impulse of the heart when felt during examination
  11. 23. combining form for vein
  12. 25. abbreviation for congestive heart failure
  13. 27. blockage or narrowing preventing the heart from getting enough blood flow
  14. 28. combining form for clot
  15. 29. increased pressure in the blood vessels
  16. 30. hardening of the arteries due to fat
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  1. 1. combining form for vessel
  2. 2. muscular layer that contracts to pump blood
  3. 4. using x-ray dye and a tiny tube to detect narrowing and pressure
  4. 5. test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels
  5. 6. combining form for heart
  6. 7. thin inner layer that lines each heart chamber
  7. 10. records the electrical activity of the heart
  8. 11. area where the heart lies
  9. 15. abbreviation for basic metabolic panel
  10. 16. used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage
  11. 20. instrument to measure pressure
  12. 22. a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall
  13. 24. outer layer of the heart
  14. 26. wall between the right and left atria