medical terms

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Across
  1. 2. as needed
  2. 4. arrest is a complete stopping of the heart
  3. 5. attack myocardial infarction is commonly referred to as ...
  4. 7. instrument to measure pressure. Most nonmedical people call it a blood pressure cuff.
  5. 10. infarction
  6. 11. is a procedure done in a specialized area of radiology. X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing (stenosis) or aneurysms. Any vessel can be looked at
  7. 13. narrowing
  8. 14. instrument for viewing
  9. 15. growth
  10. 18. is the outer layer
  11. 20. is the thin inner layer that lines each chamber.
  12. 22. valve is a semilunar valve and is between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.
  13. 23. a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
Down
  1. 1. valve has three flaps or cusps.
  2. 3. operating room
  3. 6. surgical removal/excision
  4. 8. formation of an opening
  5. 9. veins are swollen and dilated veins.
  6. 10. is the middle, muscular layer that contracts to pump blood.
  7. 12. heart failure condition in which the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle, causing reduced blood flow.
  8. 16. a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall, causing it to swell, like a balloon.
  9. 17. is used to listen for the sounds of the heart, but it also helps us listen to other body sounds like the lungs and intestines
  10. 19. intensive care unit
  11. 21. ultrasonogram this test uses ultrasound to look at blood going through blood vessels to determine if they are narrowed or have a thrombus